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ui·ghur I. noun or ui·gur \ˈwēˌgu̇(ə)r, -_gər\ (plural uighur or uighurs or uigur or uigurs) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Uighur Uighur 1. : a member of a Turkic people who developed a powerful kingdom and a considerable culture in Mongolia and eastern Turkestan between the 8th and 12th centuries A.D. and who now form a majority of the population of Chinese Turkestan and are found chiefly in the oasis towns of the Tarim basin — compare yarkandi 2. a. : the Turkic language of the Uighur people b. : an alphabet based on Sogdian and employed for Turkic languages from the 6th to the 12th centuries — called also neo-Sogdian II. adjective or uigur \“\ Usage: usually capitalized 1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Uighurs 2. a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Uighur language b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Uighur alphabet |