Xinjiang

American

[shin-jyahng] / ˈʃɪnˈdʒyɑŋ /

(Wade-Giles) Sinkiang

noun

Official Name Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. an autonomous region in northwestern China, bordering Tibet, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Tadzhikistan, Pakistan, and India: formerly a province. 635,830 sq. mi. (1,646,800 sq. km). Ürümqi.

Etymology

Origin of Xinjiang

First recorded in 1965–70; from Chinese Xīnjīang “New Territory, Territories”

Example Sentences

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Wilder, the former intelligence official, noted that the public exposure of roughly 300 new nuclear-missile silos in western regions like Gansu and Xinjiang likely unsettled Beijing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Speculation has swirled over Ma’s political fortunes since he was removed as party secretary of the far western region of Xinjiang in July 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal

He was part of a team that was a 2020 Pulitzer finalist for its work examining Beijing’s repression in the Xinjiang region.

From The Wall Street Journal

The 38-year-old read about Chinese ill treatment of the ethnic Uyghurs from foreign sources on the internet, and he traveled to Xinjiang province at great personal risk to see for himself.

From The Wall Street Journal

Police spokesman Zadran said the restaurant mainly served Chinese Muslims, and was run by a Chinese Muslim man from the Chinese region of Xinjiang, his wife and his Afghan business partner.

From BBC

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