Kashmir

Name

1. 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.
2. An intermontane valley situated between Pir Panjal Range and Himadri.

Noun

Alternative form of Cashmere (“type of goat”).

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkæʃ.miɹ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani कश्मीर / کشمیر (kaśmīr, “Kashmir”), from Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra).

Synonyms

Cashmere

Jammu and Kashmir

Kashmirian

North India

Translations

Cachemire

Kaschmir

Kashmir

Caxemira

Cachemira

كشمير

Kasjmir

Caixmir

Kaszmir

Casmeria

Κασμίρ

Jammu-et-Cachemire

Jammu et Cachemire

kashmir

Jammu e Kashmir