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Circassian.

Of or pertaining to Circassia or Circassians.

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Meaning & usage

adj/səˈkæsi.ən/UK/səɹˈkæʃən/US
  1. Of or pertaining to Circassia or Circassians.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Circassia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Circassian From Circassia + -an.

noun/səˈkæsi.ən/UK/səɹˈkæʃən/US
  1. A native or inhabitant of Circassia (historical) (nowadays shared by Adygea, Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia), including the Adyghes and Ubykhs.

  2. Alternative form of Circassienne (“kind of light cashmere”).

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Circassia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Circassian From Circassia + -an.

name/səˈkæsi.ən/UK/səɹˈkæʃən/US
  1. A North Caucasian language group spoken in Circassia in North West Caucasus Russia.

  2. The Adyghe, Kabardian, Ubykh languages.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Circassia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Circassian From Circassia + -an.

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