Definitions for Circassian

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Circassian Cir·cas·sian

Spelling: [ser-kash-uh n, -ee-uh n]

IPA: /sərˈkæʃ ən, -i ən/

Circassian is a 10 letter English word.

You can make 288 anagrams from letters in Circassian (aacciinrss).

Definitions for Circassian

noun

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.

adjective

1. of or relating to Circassia, its inhabitants, often with respect to their legendary beauty, or their language.

Origin of Circassian

1545-55; Medieval Latin or New Latin Circassi(a) + -an

Examples for Circassian

The question of the Circassian is only the beginning, and not even the worst.

For weeks and months he may watch without seeing a single Circassian.

The well-known Circassian slave-trade is confined to the sale of females.

Communities were spilt into smaller and smaller units, while signs in villages warned against speaking Circassian in public areas.

He was wearing grey riding-breeches, a jacket and a Circassian cap.

Of a sudden the wind lulled, and the Circassian righted from her careen.

The wealth of a Circassian consists very much in his arms and horses.

As a wife she is faithful; for indeed the jealousy of a Circassian husband is not to be endured.

“This is like having the Olympics in Auschwitz,” tweeted one young Circassian activist.

All festal occasions in Circassian life are enlivened by the presence of the minstrel.