Definition of Xinjiang in English:
Xinjiang
(also Sinkiang)
proper nounʃɪnˈdʒjaŋˌʃɪnˈdʒæŋ
An autonomous region in north-western China, on the border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan; population 20,950,000 (est. 2007); capital, Urumqi. A remote mountainous region, it includes the Tien Shan and Kunlun Shan mountains, the Taklimakan Desert, and the arid Tarim Basin.
Definition of Xinjiang in US English:
Xinjiang
proper nounˌSHinˈjaNGˌʃɪnˈdʒæŋ
An autonomous region in northwestern China, on the border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan; population 20,950,000 (est. 2007); capital, Urumqi. A remote mountainous region, it includes the Tien Shan and Kunlun Shan mountains, the Taklimakan Desert, and the arid Tarim Basin.