Kashmiri
noun
Kash·miri
kash-ˈmir-ē 
kazh-
plural Kashmiris or Kashmiri
1
: an Indo-Aryan language spoken in Kashmir
2
: a native or inhabitant of Kashmir
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These include Kashmiri and Konkani, and tribal languages such as Bodo and Santhali.
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Byvaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
Diners are encouraged to dunk the skewer into the sweet soy sauce swirled with Kashmiri and Tianjin chile oil.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 4 Sep. 2024
In 1999, the Indian Army similarly defeated the Kashmiri militants who were in actuality Pakistani soldiers.
—Dan Altman, Foreign Affairs, 24 Sep. 2021
Those entrapped included a Kashmiri man named Azad Yousuf Kumar, a 31-year-old engineering graduate from Pulwama, who left last December after a YouTuber offered him a job in Dubai.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024
Last November, the Kashmiri chef returned to the Himalayas, opening Naar at the Amaya boutique hotel in a quiet hamlet in Himachal Pradesh.
—Sarah Khan, TIME, 25 July 2024
Directed by Vivek Agnihotri, The Kashmir Files is a depiction of the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus, also known as Pandits, from the Muslim-majority Kashmir valley following rising violence in an insurgency in the early 1990s.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 25 July 2024
In the early eighteenth century, large numbers of Kashmiri Hindus migrated to the plains of Punjab, Delhi, and other northern provinces.
—Hazlitt, 17 July 2024
Kuda Bux: Fire-walking for Fame and Fortune The Kashmiri American illusionist and mystic drew on his legendary powers of concentration to entertain and astound (in)credulous audiences.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
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Byvaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
Diners are encouraged to dunk the skewer into the sweet soy sauce swirled with Kashmiri and Tianjin chile oil.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 4 Sep. 2024
In 1999, the Indian Army similarly defeated the Kashmiri militants who were in actuality Pakistani soldiers.
—Dan Altman, Foreign Affairs, 24 Sep. 2021
Those entrapped included a Kashmiri man named Azad Yousuf Kumar, a 31-year-old engineering graduate from Pulwama, who left last December after a YouTuber offered him a job in Dubai.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024
Last November, the Kashmiri chef returned to the Himalayas, opening Naar at the Amaya boutique hotel in a quiet hamlet in Himachal Pradesh.
—Sarah Khan, TIME, 25 July 2024
Directed by Vivek Agnihotri, The Kashmir Files is a depiction of the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus, also known as Pandits, from the Muslim-majority Kashmir valley following rising violence in an insurgency in the early 1990s.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 25 July 2024
In the early eighteenth century, large numbers of Kashmiri Hindus migrated to the plains of Punjab, Delhi, and other northern provinces.
—Hazlitt, 17 July 2024
Kuda Bux: Fire-walking for Fame and Fortune The Kashmiri American illusionist and mystic drew on his legendary powers of concentration to entertain and astound (in)credulous audiences.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
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“Kashmiri.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Kashmiri. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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