or Sinkiang Uighur; often shortened to Xinjiang or Sinkiang geographical name region W China between the Kunlun & Altai mountains; formerly a province capital Ürümqi area 635,829 square miles (1,653,154 square kilometers ), population 15,155,778
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Meaning of XINJIANG UYGUR in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012