English Explanatory Dictionary

Kashmir

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A contested geographic region of South Asia in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, located between (and de facto divided between) India, Pakistan and China.
  2. An intermontane valley situated between Pir Panjal Range and Himadri.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Cashmere (“type of goat”).

Pronunciation

/ˈkæʃ.miɹ/ /kæʃˈmiɹ/ En-us-Kashmir.oga

Word forms

Kashmir Cashmere Kashmeer Kashmirs

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani कश्मीर / کشمیر (kaśmīr, “Kashmir”), from Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra).

Related words

cashmere Koshur Jammu and Kashmir Jammu

Derived words

Kashmir to Kanyakumari Kashmir cypress Kashmiri Kashmirian Kashmir stag
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