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Xinjiangese

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English

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Etymology

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From Xinjiang +‎ -ese.

Adjective

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Xinjiangese (not comparable)

  1. Of, from or pertaining to the region of Xinjiang.
    • 1992 October, Andrew F. Jones, “Beijing Bastards”, in Spin, volume 8, number 7, New York, N.Y.: Spin Magazine, →OCLC, page 122:
      He takes a beautiful ivory and bamboo waterpipe out of a trunk, and packs the bowl with layer after layer of Xinjiangese herbs and sticky hash, grinning. "Most Chinese people hate it, but we Xinjiang people love to fly."
    • 1998, Chinese Music, volumes 21–22, Woodridge, Ill.: Chinese Music Society of North America, page 56:
      The ancient dynasty's storied openness to cultural influences (and particularly exotic new musics) arriving from central Asia and the Middle East through the frontier province of Xinjiang informed the band's choice of musical elements – a mix of heavy metal, Xinjiangese folk harmonies and traditional Chinese instruments.
    • 2006, Randall Peerenboom, “An Empirical Overview of Rights Performance in Asia, France, and the USA: The Dominance of Wealth in the Interplay of Economics, Culture, Law, and Governance”, in Randall Peerenboom, Carole J. Petersen, Albert H[ung-yee] Chen, editors, Human Rights in Asia: A Comparative Legal Study of Twelve Asian Jurisdictions, France and the USA, London, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 18:
      Sources of instability [in China] include terrorist threats by radical groups in Xinjiang as well as a broader group of Xinjiangese and Tibetans who desire independence or at least greater autonomy.