Kashgar

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Transliteration of Russian Кашга́р (Kašgár), from Persian کَاشْغَر (kâšğar).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: kăshʹgär

Proper noun

Kashgar

  1. A prefecture of Xinjiang, China.
    • 2017 December 17, Gerry Shih, “AP Exclusive: Digital police state shackles Chinese minority”, in AP News, archived from the original on 28 April 2022:
      In one year, Kashgar Prefecture, which has a population of 4 million, has carried out mandatory checks for practically its entire population, said Yang Yanfeng, deputy director of Kashgar’s propaganda department. She characterized the checkups as a public health success story, not a security measure.
    • 2019, “CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON CHINA ANNUAL REPORT 2019”, in Congressional-Executive Commission on China, archived from the original on June 26, 2020, page 209:
      In addition, in January 2019, the Hong Kong-based security services company Frontier Services Group (FSG) announced on its website that it had signed an agreement with local XUAR officials to build a training facility in Kashgar prefecture, XUAR.
    • 2020 October 28, “Coronavirus digest: Italy posts record infection numbers as Europe locks down”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on October 28, 2020, News:
      Authorities in Kashgar prefecture in the Xinjiang region of northwestern China say they have completed tests on more than 4.7 million residents. It follows the country's latest outbreak at the weekend.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Kashgar.
  2. A county-level city in Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang, China.
    • [1693, Robert Morden, “Of China”, in Geography Rectified; or a Description of the World, 3rd edition, page 439:
      The Province of Xenſi extends to the Kingdom of Preſter John. Caſcar and Thebet, which the Chineſes in a general Name call Sifan it is a large Province, and is divided into eight Counties, having one hundred and eighty Cities: Sigan is the Metropolis of the whole, ſeated on the River Guei, in a moſt pleaſant and delightful place, of a noble Proſpect, and good Trade.]
    • 1826, Sylvanus Urban, “Foreign News”, in The Gentleman's Magazine, volume XCVI, London: John Nichols and Son, page 634:
      The last accounts from Mr. Moncrieff left him at Cashmere. From that place he sent to ask permission of the Government of Kashgar to go to Buchara, to purchase horses. This was refused, and he was obliged to take another route and proceed through Cabul.
    • 1977, Jack Chen, Sinkiang Story, Macmillan Publishing Company, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page xxv:
      The weapon steel and metalwork of Kashgar, the carpets of Khotan, the painted caves of Kezir were famed throughout Central Asia.
    • 1992, “Xinjiang: Unquiet Spring”, in Tibet Information Network (Background Papers on Tibet), page 51:
      In 1990 a fight between armed locals and the police and military flared up in Baren, in Akto, near Kashgar, in which at least 22 people were killed, of whom six were members of the security forces; some sources say the locals had intended to initiate an armed uprising.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Kashgar.

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Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑshɡɑr/, [ˈkɑ̝s̠hɡɑ̝r]
  • Rhymes: -ɑshɡɑr
  • Syllabification(key): Kash‧gar

Proper noun

Kashgar

  1. Alternative spelling of Kašgar.

Declension

Inflection of Kashgar (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Kashgar
genitive Kashgarin
partitive Kashgaria
illative Kashgariin
singular plural
nominative Kashgar
accusative nom. Kashgar
gen. Kashgarin
genitive Kashgarin
partitive Kashgaria
inessive Kashgarissa
elative Kashgarista
illative Kashgariin
adessive Kashgarilla
ablative Kashgarilta
allative Kashgarille
essive Kashgarina
translative Kashgariksi
abessive Kashgaritta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Kashgar (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kashgarini
accusative nom. Kashgarini
gen. Kashgarini
genitive Kashgarini
partitive Kashgariani
inessive Kashgarissani
elative Kashgaristani
illative Kashgariini
adessive Kashgarillani
ablative Kashgariltani
allative Kashgarilleni
essive Kashgarinani
translative Kashgarikseni
abessive Kashgarittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kashgarisi
accusative nom. Kashgarisi
gen. Kashgarisi
genitive Kashgarisi
partitive Kashgariasi
inessive Kashgarissasi
elative Kashgaristasi
illative Kashgariisi
adessive Kashgarillasi
ablative Kashgariltasi
allative Kashgarillesi
essive Kashgarinasi
translative Kashgariksesi
abessive Kashgarittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kashgarimme
accusative nom. Kashgarimme
gen. Kashgarimme
genitive Kashgarimme
partitive Kashgariamme
inessive Kashgarissamme
elative Kashgaristamme
illative Kashgariimme
adessive Kashgarillamme
ablative Kashgariltamme
allative Kashgarillemme
essive Kashgarinamme
translative Kashgariksemme
abessive Kashgarittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kashgarinne
accusative nom. Kashgarinne
gen. Kashgarinne
genitive Kashgarinne
partitive Kashgarianne
inessive Kashgarissanne
elative Kashgaristanne
illative Kashgariinne
adessive Kashgarillanne
ablative Kashgariltanne
allative Kashgarillenne
essive Kashgarinanne
translative Kashgariksenne
abessive Kashgarittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Kashgarinsa
accusative nom. Kashgarinsa
gen. Kashgarinsa
genitive Kashgarinsa
partitive Kashgariaan
Kashgariansa
inessive Kashgarissaan
Kashgarissansa
elative Kashgaristaan
Kashgaristansa
illative Kashgariinsa
adessive Kashgarillaan
Kashgarillansa
ablative Kashgariltaan
Kashgariltansa
allative Kashgarilleen
Kashgarillensa
essive Kashgarinaan
Kashgarinansa
translative Kashgarikseen
Kashgariksensa
abessive Kashgarittaan
Kashgarittansa
instructive
comitative

Portuguese

Proper noun

Kashgar f

  1. Kashgar (a city in Xinjiang, China)

Spanish

Proper noun

Kashgar m

  1. Kashgar (a city in Xinjiang, China)
    Synonym: Kasgar
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