Advertisement

Advertisement

kashmir

1

[ kazh-meer, kash- ]

noun

  1. a variant of cashmere.


Kashmir

2

[ kash-meer, kazh-, kash-meer, kazh- ]

noun

  1. a former princely state in southwest Asia, adjacent to India, Pakistan, Sinkiang, and Tibet: sovereignty in dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947. Also 䲹· [].
  2. Official_name Jam·mu and Kash·mir [juhm, -oo]. the part of this state occupied by India, forming a state in the Indian union. About 39,146 sq. mi. (101,387 sq. km). : Srinagar (summer); Jammu (winter).

kashmir

1

/ ˈæʃɪə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of cashmere
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Kashmir

2

/ æʃˈɪə /

noun

  1. a region of SW central Asia: from the 16th century ruled by the Moguls, Afghans, Sikhs, and British successively; since 1947 disputed between India, Pakistan, and China; 84 000 sq km (33 000 sq miles) in the northwest are held by Pakistan and in part known as Azad Kashmir (Free Kashmir), part as the Northern Areas; an area of 42 735 sq km (16 496 sq miles) in the east (the Aksai Chin) is held by China; the remainder was in 1956 officially incorporated into India as the state of Jammu and Kashmir; traversed by the Himalaya and Karakoram mountain ranges and the Rivers Jhelum and Indus; a fruit-growing and cattle-grazing region, with a woollen industry. Capitals: (Jammu and Kashmir) Srinagar (summer), Jammu (winter); (Azad Kashmir) Muzaffarabad; (Northern Areas) Gilgit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Kashmir

  1. A state of India , in its extreme north. When mainly Hindu India became independent of Great Britain in 1947, many of its predominantly Muslim areas split off as Pakistan . Kashmir, a mainly Muslim area, remained part of India, which led to persistent conflicts between India and Pakistan.
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

That's the question on many minds, after India suspended a major treaty governing water sharing of six rivers in the Indus basin between the two countries, following Tuesday's horrific attack in Indian-administered Kashmir.

From

After a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir in 2016, Indian water resources ministry officials had told the BBC they would speed up construction of several dams and water storage projects in the Indus basin.

From

In 2016, after India warned that "blood and water cannot flow together" following a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir, China blocked a tributary of the Yarlung Tsangpo - that becomes the Brahmaputra in northeast India - as part of a hydropower project.

From

Pakistan has responded with tit-for-tat measures against India as tensions soared following a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 tourists.

From

On Wednesday evening Delhi announced a raft of diplomatic measures against Islamabad in light of the killings in Kashmir - one of them was shutting the Attari-Wagah border between the two countries immediately.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


KashiwaKashmir goat