مقبوضہ کشمیر

Urdu edit

Etymology edit

From مقبوضہ (maqbūẓa, occupied) +‎ کشمیر (kaśmīr, Kashmir)

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Proper noun edit

مَقْبُوضَہ کَشْمِیر (maqbūẓa kaśmīrm (Hindi spelling मक़्बूज़ा कश्मीर)

  1. (Pakistan) the de facto India union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh collectively called "Indian-Administered Kashmir", one of three parts that together form the dejure province of Kashmir, the other being Azad Kashmir and Aksai Chin.
  2. (by extension) Jammu and Kashmir (a union territory in northern India; capital: Jammu and Srinagar)
    Synonym: جموں و کشمیر (jammūṉ o kaśmīr)

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