- 新疆 proper nounXinjiangXinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a province-level region in northwest China with its capital at 乌鲁木齐
- UyghurThe Uyghur ethnic group, primarily living in the Xinjiang region of China
- autonomous regionAn administrative division, equivalent to a province, that has been granted a degree of self-governance for ethnic minorities. In China, there are five such regions: Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Guangxi, Ningxia, and Tibet.Tibet.