Xinjiang
Syllables: Xin·jiang/ˈʃɪnˈt͡ʃ(j)ɑŋ/
Xinjiang proper noun: a Uyghur autonomous region of China, located in the sparsely populated northwest. Official name: Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Capital: Ürümqi.
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Proper noun (1)
Xinjiang
- A Uyghur autonomous region of China, located in the sparsely populated northwest. Official name: Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Capital: Ürümqi.
- In the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, only local languages are used as a medium of instruction in the elementary and middle schools. In the same region, the law provides that both Chinese and Uighur must be used in all public documents.1975, “The National Minority Languages of China”, in Winfred P. Lehmann, editor, Language and Linguistics in the People's Republic of China, University of Texas Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 114
- In mid-1978 the 800-km. Karakoram highway was opened, linking Xinjiang province in the People’s Republic of China with Havelian, north of Islamabad, after being under construction for 20 years.1981, “Pakistan”, in The Far East and Australasia 1981-82, 13th edition, Europa Publications, →ISBN, →ISSN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 986, column 1
- Synonyms:
- Chinese Turkestan, East Turkestan, East Turkistan, Little Bokhara, XUAR
Proper noun (2)
Xinjiang
- A county of Yuncheng, Shanxi, China.
- Drumming in Shanxi Province can be dated back centuries earlier to Xinjiang County, the ancient name of Jiangzhou, in present-day Shanxi Province.2010 September 3, He Jianwei, “Beats of the land: Artist's persistence saves ethnic heritage”, in Beijing Today, number 482, →ISSN, →OCLC, pages 12–13, columns 3-1
- In September 2009, Xinjiang County in Yuncheng Municipality, Shanxi Province started to put village administrative information online for farmers to access.2015, Guoguang Wu, Helen Lansdowne, China's Transition from Communism - New Perspectives, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC
Xinjiang meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Persian and Thai
Xinjiang in Hindi
- Uyghur autonomous region of China
- शिंजियांग śiñjiyāṅg, शिनच्यांग śinacyāṅg
Xinjiang in Arabic
- Uyghur autonomous region of China
- شِينْجْيَانْغ šinjyang
Xinjiang in Persian
- Uyghur autonomous region of China
- سینکیانگ sin-kiyâng
Xinjiang in Thai
- Uyghur autonomous region of China
- ซินเจียง sin-jiiang
More languagesFewer languages
- Xinjiang in Vietnamese
- Tân Cương
Examples of Xinjiang in a sentence
- G7 explicitly agreed to call out human rights abuses in Xinjiang and in Hong Kong- explicitly.2021 June 13, President Joe Biden, 0:00 from the start, in Biden says G7 leaders agreed to call out China over human rights abuses in...
- Eighteen people remain trapped in a gold mine after it caved in China's northwestern province of Xinjiang.2022 December 25, “China: 18 miners trapped after gold mine collapse”, in DW News, archived from the original on 25 Dec 2022, Nature and...
Synonyms of Xinjiang
Forms of Xinjiang
| alternative form | Hsin-chiang |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Hsinchiang |
| alternative form | Hsin-kiang |
| alternative form | Sinkiang |
| alternative misspelling | Xingjiang |
| alternative misspelling | Singkiang |
Origin of Xinjiang
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”).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 新絳／新绛 (Xīnjiàng).
Words formed from Xinjiang
Questions about Xinjiang
- What does Xinjiang mean?
- Xinjiang means a Uyghur autonomous region of China, located in the sparsely populated northwest. Official name: Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Capital: Ürümqi.
- What is Xinjiang in Hindi?
- Xinjiang in Hindi is शिंजियांग (śiñjiyāṅg), शिनच्यांग (śinacyāṅg). See Xinjiang meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use Xinjiang in a sentence?
- G7 explicitly agreed to call out human rights abuses in Xinjiang and in Hong Kong- explicitly.
- What part of speech is Xinjiang?
- Xinjiang is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Xinjiang?
- Xinjiang is pronounced /ˈʃɪnˈt͡ʃ(j)ɑŋ/.
Words near Xinjiang in the dictionary
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