Aqyar

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Sevastopol, a port city in Crimea, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine but de facto in Russia.
  2. 2
    A town in Uqturpan, Aksu prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China, formerly a township.

    "Mehmut Memet, 23, and his mother, Ayturem Hudesh, went missing from their home township of Aqyar, in Aksu (in Chinese, Akesu) prefecture’s Uchturpan (Wushi) county, in 2017, Mehmut’s Turkey-based sister Zeytune Memet recently told RFA’s Uyghur Service."

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"Mehmut Memet, 23, and his mother, Ayturem Hudesh, went missing from their home township of Aqyar, in Aksu (in Chinese, Akesu) prefecture’s Uchturpan (Wushi) county, in 2017, Mehmut’s Turkey-based sister Zeytune Memet recently told RFA’s Uyghur Service."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Crimean Tatar Aqyar.

Etymology 2

From Uyghur ئاقيار (aqyar).

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.