Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region | Yes | No | No | No |
East Turkistan Islamic Movement | Yes | No | No | No |
Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (noun) | East Turkistan Islamic Movement (noun) |
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an autonomous province in far northwestern China on the border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan; the largest province in the People's Republic of China and the homeland of the Uighur people | a group of Uighur Muslims fighting Chinese control of Xinjiang; declared by China in 2001 to be terrorists although there is a long history of cycles of insurgency and repression |