CIRCASSIAN


Meaning of CIRCASSIAN in English

/seuhr kash"euhn, -ee euhn/ , n.

1. a native or inhabitant of Circassia.

2. a group of North Caucasian languages, including Kabardian.

3. a literary language based on the western dialects of the Circassian group.

adj.

4. of or pertaining to Circassia, its inhabitants, often with respect to their legendary beauty, or their language.

[ 1545-55; Circassi ( a ) + -AN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .