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Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region

noun

an autonomous province in far northwestern China on the border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan; the largest province in the People's Republic of China and the homeland of the Uighur people

• Syn: ↑Xinjiang, ↑Sinkiang

• Members of this Region: ↑East Turkistan Islamic Movement, ↑East Turkestan Islamic Movement

• Instance Hypernyms: ↑state, ↑province

• Part Holonyms:

↑China, ↑People's Republic of China, ↑mainland China, ↑Communist China, ↑Red China, ↑PRC, ↑Cathay

• Member Meronyms: ↑Uighur, ↑Uigur, ↑Uygur

Useful english dictionary. 2012.