Merket

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A form of Makit — A county of Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

OriginUyghur مەكىت →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Makit.

    At around the same time, my maternal grandfather was tying up his bundles in Merket, to the east of Kashgar.

    2009, Rebiya Kadeer, Alexandra Cavelius, Dalai Lama XIV, Dragon Fighter: One Woman's Epic Struggle for Peace with China, Kales Press, page 7
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    In 1954 a cotton-cleaning plant was built by the soldiers in the town of Merket; "thanks to this plant most of the peasants are now freed from the necessity of cleaning cotton by hand".

    1962, Central Asian Review, page 149

Origin

  1. Uyghurمەكىت
  2. EnglishMerket

Borrowed from Uyghur مەكىت (mekit).

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APA

Merket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Merket

MLA

“Merket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Merket. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Merket,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Merket.

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