Kashmir
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Kashmir
- /ˈkæʃ.miɹ/ US
- /kæʃˈmiɹ/ US
Sounds like cashmere · Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hindustani कश्मीर / کشمیر (kaśmīr, “Kashmir”), from Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra).
proper noun Cashmere · Kashmeer
- 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. The picturesque Himalayan region of Kashmir is dangerously contested territory, parts of it claimed by India, Pakistan and China. While the three nuclear armed nations have gone to war over territorial disputes over the past seven decades, the rights of Kashmiris and their dreams of self-determinati
- An intermontane valley situated between Pir Panjal Range and Himadri.
noun Kashmirs · Cashmere · Kashmeer
- Alternative form of Cashmere (“type of goat”).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cashmere, jammu, pakistan, india, kashmiri, jamo, insurgency, sher, gamo, pashm, pashmina, kashmere, cashmire, cachemire, aksai chin, jammu division
Translations
Talk about this word "Kashmir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kashmir. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Kashmir. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kashmir "Kashmir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kashmir.Cite this
@misc{kashmir_2026,
title = {Kashmir},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kashmir},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
