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Kashmir.

A contested geographic region of South Asia in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, located between (and de facto divided between) India, Pakistan and China.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈkæʃ.miɹ/US/kæʃˈmiɹ/US

  1. A contested geographic region of South Asia in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, located between (and de facto divided between) India, Pakistan and China.

  2. An intermontane valley situated between Pir Panjal Range and Himadri.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kes-? Proto-Indo-Iranian *kaćyápas Sanskrit कश्यप (kaśyapa) Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *móri? Sanskrit मीर (mīra) Sanskrit कश्यपमीर (kaśyapamīra)clip. ▲ Sanskrit कश्यप (kaśyapa) Proto-Indo-European *mey-? ▲ Proto-Indo-European *móri? Sanskrit मेरु (meru) Sanskrit कश्यपमेरु (kaśyapameru)clip. Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra)lbor. Hindi कश्मीर (kaśmīr)bor. ▲ Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra)bor. Classical Persian کشمیرbor. ▲ Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra)lbor. Urdu کشمیرbor. English Kashmir Borrowed from Hindustani कश्मीर / کشمیر (kaśmīr, “Kashmir”), from Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra).

noun/ˈkæʃ.miɹ/US/kæʃˈmiɹ/US

  1. Alternative form of Cashmere (“type of goat”).

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kes-? Proto-Indo-Iranian *kaćyápas Sanskrit कश्यप (kaśyapa) Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *móri? Sanskrit मीर (mīra) Sanskrit कश्यपमीर (kaśyapamīra)clip. ▲ Sanskrit कश्यप (kaśyapa) Proto-Indo-European *mey-? ▲ Proto-Indo-European *móri? Sanskrit मेरु (meru) Sanskrit कश्यपमेरु (kaśyapameru)clip. Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra)lbor. Hindi कश्मीर (kaśmīr)bor. ▲ Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra)bor. Classical Persian کشمیرbor. ▲ Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra)lbor. Urdu کشمیرbor. English Kashmir Borrowed from Hindustani कश्मीर / کشمیر (kaśmīr, “Kashmir”), from Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra).

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