HyperDic: uighur

English > 3 senses of the word Uighur:
NOUNperson Uighur, Uigur, Uygura member of a people who speak Uighur and live in Xinjiang and adjacent areas
communicationUighur, Uigur, Uygurthe Turkic language spoken by approximately 7,000,000 Uighur in extreme northwestern China
communicationUighur, Uigur, Uygurthe script (derived from Aramaic) used to write the Uighur language
English > Uighur: 3 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningA member of a people who speak Uighur and live in Xinjiang and adjacent areas.
SynonymsUigur, Uygur
Member ofXinjiang, Sinkiang, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous RegionAn autonomous province in far northwestern China on the border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan
BroaderTurkiAny member of the peoples speaking a Turkic language
English > Uighur: 3 senses > noun 2, communication
MeaningThe Turkic language spoken by approximately 7,000,000 Uighur in extreme northwestern China.
SynonymsUigur, Uygur
BroaderTurki, Turkic, Turko-Tatar, Turkic languageA subfamily of Altaic languages
SpanishUighur, uigur, uiguro
Catalanuigur
English > Uighur: 3 senses > noun 3, communication
MeaningThe script (derived from Aramaic) used to write the Uighur language.
SynonymsUigur, Uygur
BroaderscriptA particular orthography or writing system

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