Xinjiang
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Xinjiang¹
- /ˈʃɪnˈt͡ʃ(j)ɑŋ/
- /ˈʃin-/
- /ˈsin-/
- /-ˈt͡ʃ(j)æŋ/
- /ˈʃɪnˈd͡ʒ(j)ɑŋ/
- /-ˈd͡ʒ(j)æŋ/
Where it comes from
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 新疆 (Xīnjiāng, “new territory, new frontier”), from 新 (xīn, “new”) + 疆 (jiāng, “territory, border, frontier”).
proper noun Hsin-chiang · Hsinchiang · Hsin-kiang · Sinkiang · Xingjiang · Singkiang
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A Uyghur autonomous region of China, located in the sparsely populated northwest. Official name: Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Capital: Ürümqi.
In the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, only local languages are used as a medium of instruction in the elementary and middle schools. In the same region, the law provides that both Chinese and Uighur must be used in all public documents.
Similar: Chinese Turkestan, Little Bokhara, XUAR
Xinjiang²
Where it comes from
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 新絳／新绛 (Xīnjiàng).
proper noun
- A county of Yuncheng, Shanxi, China. Drumming in Shanxi Province can be dated back centuries earlier to Xinjiang County, the ancient name of Jiangzhou, in present-day Shanxi Province.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: tibet, sinkiang, azerbaijan, tianjin, azerbaijani, shenzhen, armenia, azeri, urumqi, uighur, region, frontier, autonomous, xingjiang, urumchi, ürümqi
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name Uyghur autonomous region of China
| Español | Xinjiang, Sinkiang |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 신장 Sinjang, 신강 sin'gang |
| 日本語 | 新疆 Shinkyō |
| 中文 | 新疆 Xīnjiāng |
| हिन्दी | शिंजियांग śiñjiyāṅg, शिनच्यांग śinacyāṅg |
| Português | Xinjiang, Sinkiang, Sinquião |
| Français | Xinjiang |
| Deutsch | Sinkiang |
| Ελληνικά | Σιντσιάνγκ Sintsiángk |
| Русский | Синьцзя́н Sinʹczján |
| Tiếng Việt | Tân Cương |
| العربية | شِينْجْيَانْغ šinjyang, شِينْجْيَانْغ šinjyanḡ |
name county
| 中文 | 新絳 /新绛 Xīnjiàng |
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@misc{xinjiang_2026,
title = {Xinjiang},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/xinjiang},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
