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Uighur

noun Ui·ghur \ ˈwē-ˌgu̇r \
variants: or less commonly Uigur

Definition of Uighur

1 : a member of a Turkic people powerful in Mongolia and eastern Turkestan between the 8th and 12th centuries a.d. who constitute a majority of the population of Chinese Turkestan
2 : the Turkic language of the Uighurs
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Uighur

or less commonly Uigur adjective

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