Etymology

Uyghur

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Today it means: A member of a Turkic ethnic group living in northwestern China and southeastern Kazakhstan. Full definition →

Uyghur ئۇيغۇر
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  1. Uyghur · borrowed fromئۇيغۇر
  2. English todayUyghur

From Uyghur ئۇيغۇر (uyghur). Introduced as part of national delimitation in the Soviet Union, reviving the name used by the Uyghur Khaganate. See Uyghurs on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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