Main Entry: Jammu and Kash·mir

Pronunciation: \ˈkash-ˌmir, ˈkazh-, kash-ˈ, kazh-ˈ\

Variant(s): or Kashmir

Function: geographical name

disputed territory N India (subcontinent); claimed as a constituent state (summer ∗ Srinagar, winter ∗ Jammu area 53,665 square miles—138,992 square kilometers—population 10,069,917) and partly administered by India, but also claimed and partly controlled by Pakistan