Meanings
alternative archaic Cashmere · alternative dated 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.
Pakistan has claimed Kashmir since the partition of India in 1947 and the countries have fought two wars over the region, which is also partially claimed by China.
2023 January 11, Rupam Jain, Kanupriya Kapoor, “How India's ruling party is tightening its grip on Kashmir”, in Mike Collett-White, David Clarke, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 12 Jan 20232 more examples
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-determination have been systematically sacrificed, like lambs to slaughter for the Muslim festival.
2019 August 11, Leela Jacinto, “Modi’s shock Kashmir move threatens India’s standing on world’s stage”, in France 24, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2019, Asia / PacificThe biggest rivalry in cricket reflects bilateral ties outside the ground, as India and Pakistan have fought several wars since the subcontinent was divided into two nations upon its independence from the British empire in 1947. The two neighboring countries are involved in a territorial dispute over the Kashmir region, and New Delhi has accused Islamabad of sponsoring cross-border terrorism, a charge that the latter denies.
2023 October 14, “Massive hype, crowds as India, Pakistan meet in cricket world cup match”, in EFE, archived from the original on 15 Oct 2023 - An intermontane valley situated between Pir Panjal Range and Himadri.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kes-?
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*kaćyápas
- Sanskritकश्यप (kaśyapa)
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
- Proto-Indo-European*mer-?
- Proto-Indo-European*móri?
- Sanskritमीर (mīra)
- Sanskritकश्यपमीर (kaśyapamīra)clip.
- Sanskritकश्यप (kaśyapa)
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
- Proto-Indo-European*móri?
- Sanskritमेरु (meru)
- Sanskritकश्यपमेरु (kaśyapameru)clip.
- Sanskritकश्मीर (kaśmīra)
- Hindiकश्मीर (kaśmīr)
- Sanskritकश्मीर (kaśmīra)
- Classical Persianکشمیر
- Sanskritकश्मीर (kaśmīra)
- Urduکشمیر
- EnglishKashmir
Borrowed from Hindustani कश्मीर / کشمیر (kaśmīr, “Kashmir”), from Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra).
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Arabic كَشْمِير, قِشْمِير
- كَشْمِير (kašmīr)region
- قِشْمِير (qišmīr)region
Bengali কাশ্মীর
- কাশ্মীর (kaśmir)region
Catalan Caixmir
- Caixmirregion
Chinese Mandarin 克什米爾 /克什米尔, 喀什米爾 /喀什米尔
- 克什米爾 /克什米尔 (Kèshímǐ'ěr)region
- 喀什米爾 /喀什米尔 (Kàshímǐ'ěr)region
Czech Kašmír
- Kašmírregion
Danish Kashmir
- Kashmirregion
Dutch Kasjmir
- Kasjmirregion
Esperanto Kaŝmiro
- Kaŝmiroregion
Finnish Kashmir
- Kashmirregion
French Cachemire
- Cachemireregion
German Kaschmir
- Kaschmirregion
Greek Κασμίρ
- Κασμίρ (Kasmír)region
Hindi कश्मीर, काश्मीर
- कश्मीर (kaśmīr)region
- काश्मीर (kāśmīr)region
Hungarian Kasmír
- Kasmírregion
Japanese カシミール
- カシミール (Kashimīru)region
Korean 카슈미르
- 카슈미르 (Kasyumireu)region
Polish Kaszmir
- Kaszmirregion
Portuguese Caxemira
- Caxemiraregion
Punjabi ਕਸ਼ਮੀਰ
- ਕਸ਼ਮੀਰ (kaśmīr)region
Russian Кашми́р
- Кашми́р (Kašmír)region
Spanish Cachemira
- Cachemiraregion
Tamil காஷ்மீர்
- காஷ்மீர் (kāṣmīr)region
Thai กัศมีร์, แคชเมียร์
- กัศมีร์ (gàt-sà-mǐi)region
- แคชเมียร์ (kɛ́ɛs-miia)region
Turkish Keşmir
- Keşmirregion
Urdu کَشْمِیر
- کَشْمِیر (kaśmīr)region
Yiddish קאַשמיר
- קאַשמיר (kashmir)region
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
Kashmir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kashmir
“Kashmir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kashmir. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kashmir,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kashmir.
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