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Kashmir

Kashmir

52 6.5
A mountainous region in South Asia that India and Pakistan both claim
  • proper noun
  • /kæʃˈmɪr/
: Cachemira
  • For many years, Kashmir has been a region of conflict between India and Pakistan.
  • the Kashmir dispute
  • the Kashmir conflict
  • Jammu and Kashmir

And so the Kashmir question becomes a question in Britain.

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Examples

  • I'm leaving for Kashmir tomorrow morning to take up my duties as minister of education.

  • However, it is impossible to discuss the current crisis in Kashmir without reference to history.

    Academic text (1995)
  • And so the Kashmir question becomes a question in Britain.

  • The presence of the Indian police in Kashmir is greater than there ever was.

  • But for that to happen, there must be sustainable peace in Kashmir which cannot be imposed by military means.

  • Kashmir is interesting because it's a way station for the Tribals.

  • This is the last evidence I have of Oscar, taken three years ago in Srinagar, Kashmir.

  • Moreover, it was India that took the Kashmir dispute to the UN Security Council for peaceful settlement.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Major separatist disputes, especially in Kashmir and Punjab, are clearly the most dangerous.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The key issues that are stifling peace and prosperity in Kashmir are religious extremism and lack of democratization.

    Academic text (1995)

Synonyms

Jammu and Kashmir
vsKashmir
2 6.6

A region in South Asia that India and Pakistan both claim

is the broader mountainous region described by dispute and landscape rather than administration
Cashmere
vsKashmir
1 6.6

A region in South Asia that India and Pakistan both claim

is the mountainous territory noted for landscape and an ongoing sovereignty dispute

Compounds

A region in South Asia that India and Pakistan both claim

Kashmir goat
  • Indian
1 7.1

A goat from the Himalayan region that has very soft inner hair used to make cashmere wool

5.6

A Union Territory of India since 2019 with its own law-making assembly

Surface Forms

Kashmir main

Etymology

The name Kashmir likely comes from the ancient wise man Kashyapa, who in local stories drained a lake to create the valleys, so the name connects to the region's famous lakes, valleys and mountains.