Meanings
- A township in Karakax, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
Finally, a spreadsheet from Kawak (喀瓦克) Township in the northern part of Karakax County that lists 1,249 persons in detention and re-education shows that 93.2 percent of persons who are classified as “untrustworthy” are either in detention or re-education.
2020 February, Adrian Zenz, “The Karakax List: Dissecting the Anatomy of Beijing’s Internment Drive in Xinjiang”, in Journal of Political Risk, volume 8, number 2, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Feb 2020Synonyms: Kawake
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA township in Karakax, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
Origin
- Uyghurكاۋاك
- EnglishKawak
Borrowed from Uyghur كاۋاك (kawak).
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Chinese Mandarin 喀瓦克
- 喀瓦克 (Kāwǎkè)township in Karakax, Hotan, Xinjiang, China
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Kawak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kawak
“Kawak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kawak. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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