单词 | kashmir |
释义 | Kashmir in British English (kæʃˈmɪə) noun 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 kashmir in British English (ˈkæʃmɪə) noun a variant spelling of cashmere Kashmir in American English (ˈkæʃmɪr; kæʃˈmɪr) 1. region in S Asia, between Afghanistan & Tibet: since 1846, part of Jammu and Kashmir 2. Jammu and Kashmir 3. Vale ofvalley of the Jhelum River, in W Kashmir Derived forms Kashmirian (Kashˈmirian) adjective, noun Seecashmere |
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