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

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of Kashmiri was in 1880

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