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Circassian [ser-kash-uh n, -ee-uh n] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun a native or inhabitant of Circassia. a group of North Caucasian languages, including Kabardian. a literary language based on the western dialects of the Circassian group. adjective of or relating to Circassia, its inhabitants, often with respect to their legendary beauty, or their language. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of Circassian 1545–55; Medieval Latin or New Latin Circassi(a) + -an Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for circassian Contemporary Examples of circassian
Communities were spilt into smaller and smaller units, while signs in villages warned against speaking Circassian in public areas.
Peter Schwartzstein
February 9, 2014
“This is like having the Olympics in Auschwitz,” tweeted one young Circassian activist.
Peter Schwartzstein
February 9, 2014
Historical Examples of circassian
He was wearing grey riding-breeches, a jacket and a Circassian cap.
M. Y. Lermontov
The question of the Circassian is only the beginning, and not even the worst.
Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863
Adam Gurowski
Of a sudden the wind lulled, and the Circassian righted from her careen.
The Pirate and The Three Cutters
Frederick Marryat
All festal occasions in Circassian life are enlivened by the presence of the minstrel.
John Milton Mackie
The well-known Circassian slave-trade is confined to the sale of females.
John Milton Mackie
British Dictionary definitions for circassian Circassian noun a native of Circassia a language or languages spoken in Circassia, belonging to the North-West Caucasian familySee also Adygei, Kabardian adjective Also: Circassic relating to Circassia, its people, or language Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
