English Explanatory Dictionary

Xinjiang

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Uyghur autonomous region of China, located in the sparsely populated northwest. Official name: Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Capital: Ürümqi.
name
  1. A county of Yuncheng, Shanxi, China.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃɪnˈt͡ʃ(j)ɑŋ/ /ˈʃin-/ /ˈsin-/ /-ˈt͡ʃ(j)æŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Xinjiang.wav /ˈʃɪnˈd͡ʒ(j)ɑŋ/ /-ˈd͡ʒ(j)æŋ/ shĭnʹj(y)ängʹ shĭnʹj(ē-)ängʹ shĭnʹj(y)ăngʹ shĭnʹj(ē-)ăngʹ sĭnʹkyăngʹ shǐnʹjyängʹ

Word forms

Xinjiang Hsin-chiang Hsinchiang Hsin-kiang Sinkiang Xingjiang Singkiang

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 新疆 (Xīnjiāng, “new territory, new frontier”), from 新 (xīn, “new”) + 疆 (jiāng, “territory, border, frontier”).

Synonyms

Chinese Turkestan East Turkestan East Turkistan Little Bokhara XUAR

Related words

Ürümqi Wulumuqi Urumchi Uyghur Altishahr

Derived words

Xinjiangese
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