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KASHMIRI

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The official state language of Kashmir

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Kashmiri" is a kind of...):

Dard; Dardic; Dardic language (any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan)

Derivation:

Kashmiri (of or relating to or characteristic of Kashmir or its people or culture)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A member of the people of Kashmir

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Kashmiri" is a kind of...):

Indian (a native or inhabitant of India)

Derivation:

Kashmiri (of or relating to or characteristic of Kashmir or its people or culture)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Kashmir or its people or culture

Example:

Kashmiri love poems

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Kashmir (an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India)

Derivation:

Kashmiri (the official state language of Kashmir)

Kashmiri (a member of the people of Kashmir)

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