Uighur
pronunciation
How to pronounce Uighur in British English:
UK [ˈwiːɡʊə]
How to pronounce Uighur in American English:
US [ wigʊr]
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- Noun:
- a member of a people who speak Uighur and live in Xinjiang and adjacent areas
- the Turkic language spoken by approximately 7,000,000 Uighur people in extreme northwestern China
- the script (derived from Aramaic) used to write the Uighur language
Word Origin
Example
- 1. The government speaks of training thousands of uighur peasants to help them transfer to factory work .
- 2. Foreign ministry officials in recent months have declined to say whether they believe uighur militants have ties in pakistan .
- 3. Uighur resentment has been exacerbated by a massive security operation timed to coincide with the olympic and paralympic games period .
- 4. There has been little co-ordination or communication between tibetan and uighur groups .
- 5. Private cars without uighur passengers were waved through after a quick document check for the drivers .