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Uighur

noun Ui·ghur \ˈwē-ˌgr\

Definition of UIGHUR

1
:  a member of a Turkic people powerful in Mongolia and eastern Turkestan between the 8th and 12th centuries a.d. who constitute a majority of the population of Chinese Turkestan
2
:  the Turkic language of the Uighurs
Uighur also Uigur adjective

Variants of UIGHUR

Ui·ghur also Ui·gur \ˈwē-ˌgr\
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Origin of UIGHUR

Uighur Uighur
First Known Use: 1747

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