CIRCASSIAN


Meaning of CIRCASSIAN in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ( ˌ )s ə r- ' ka-sh( ē -) ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: Circassia, region of the Caucasus

Date: 1555

1 : a member of a group of peoples of the northwestern Caucasus

2 : the language of the Circassian peoples

– Circassian adjective

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