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Kashmiri, a. and n.|kæʃˈmɪərɪ|
Also Kashmiree.
[f. prec. + -i.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to Kashmir, a state in the western Himalayas.
B. n.
a. A native or inhabitant of Kashmir.
b. The Dardic language spoken in Kashmir.
1880Encycl. Brit. XIII. 821/2 The language distinct from Turki, Persian, Hindi, and Kashmiri. 1884Kipling Let. in C. E. Carrington Rudyard Kipling (1955) iv. 56 There came out a Cashmiri girl that Moore might have raved over. 1891‘L. Malet’ Wages of Sin III. v. vii. 56 The Kashmiree beauties. 1901Kipling Kim i. 33 A smooth-faced Kashmiri pundit. 1936P. Fleming News from Tartary vii. xi. 375 Kashmiri herdsmen camped in grubby tents. 1953R. Godden Kingfishers catch Fire xiii. 159 She had to speak to them in Urdu and they probably only knew Kashmiri. 1955Times 27 June 6/3 It is therefore surprising that so little attention is given to the political welfare of the four million Kashmiris. 1971Shankar's Weekly (Delhi) 4 Apr. 5/3 He was taken for a Kashmiri priest. 1974‘S. Harvester’ Forgotten Road i. 11 He spoke..Hindi and Kashmiri, Tamil and Gujerati and Konkani among the many tongues of India. |