- a variant spelling of cashmere
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kash•mir
(kazh′mēr, kash′-),USA pronunciation n.
Kash•mir (kash′mēr, kazh′-, kash mēr′, kazh-),USA pronunciation n.
- Textilescashmere.
Kash•mir (kash′mēr, kazh′-, kash mēr′, kazh-),USA pronunciation n.
- Place NamesAlso, Cashmere. a former princely state in SW Asia, adjacent to India, Pakistan, Sinkiang, and Tibet: sovereignty in dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947.
- Place NamesOfficial name, Jammu and Kashmir. the part of this state occupied by India, forming a state in the Indian union. 5,220,000;
ab. 53,500 sq. mi. (138,000 sq. km). Cap.: Srinagar (summer);
Jammu (winter).
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kashmir /ˈkæʃmɪə/ n
cash•mere or kash•mir /ˈkæʒmɪr, ˈkæʃ-/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Textilesthe fine, soft wool of the Kashmir goat, or yarn made from this wool.
cash•mere
(kazh′mēr, kash′-),USA pronunciation n.
Cash•mere (kash mēr′),USA pronunciation n.
- Textilesthe fine, downy wool at the roots of the hair of the Kashmir goat.
- Textilesa garment made of this wool.
- Textilesa yarn made from this wool.
- Textilesa wool or cashmere fabric of plain or twill weave.
- named after Cashmere 1815–25
Cash•mere (kash mēr′),USA pronunciation n.
- Place NamesKashmir.
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Kashmir /kæʃˈmɪə/ n
- a region of SW central Asia: from the 16th century ruled by the Moguls, Afghans, Sikhs, and British successively; since 1947 disputed between India, Pakistan, and China; 84 000 sq km (33 000 sq miles) in the northwest are held by Pakistan and in part known as Azad Jammu and Kashmir, part as Gilgit-Baltistan; an area of 42 735 sq km (16 496 sq miles) in the east (the Aksai Chin) is held by China; the remainder was in 1956 officially incorporated into India as the state of Jammu and Kashmir, which was replaced in 2019 by the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh; traversed by the Himalaya and Karakoram mountain ranges and the Rivers Jhelum and Indus; a fruit-growing and cattle-grazing region, with a woollen industry. Capitals: (Jammu and Kashmir) Srinagar (summer), Jammu (winter); (Ladakh) Leh; (Azad Kashmir) Muzaffarabad; (Gilgit-Baltistan) Gilgit
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cashmere, kashmir /ˈkæʃmɪə/ n
- a fine soft wool from goats of the Kashmir area
- cloth or knitted material made from this or similar wool
- (as modifier): a cashmere sweater
'kashmir' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cashmere
- cassimere
- Himalayas
- Indus
- Jammu
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Jhelum
- K2
- Karakoram
- Kashmiri
- Kashmirian
- Khyber Pahktunkhwa
- Masherbrum
- Nanga Parbat
- Native States
- polo
- Srinagar
- Burushaski
- Cashmere goat
- Dard
- Indian States and Agencies
- Kashmir goat
- Kashmir rug
- North-West Frontier Province