Circassian

/sərˈkæsiən/

Other forms: Circassians

Definitions of Circassian

1. noun

   a mostly Sunni Muslim community living in northwestern Caucasia
   examples:

   Abkhas

   Circassian people living east of the Black Sea

   type of:

   community

   a group of people living in a particular local area
2. noun

   a member of the Sunni Muslim people living in northwestern Caucasia
   types:

   Abkhas, Abkhasian, Abkhaz, Abkhazian

   a member of the Circassian people who live to the east of the Black Sea

   type of:

   Caucasian, White, White person

   a member of the Caucasoid race
3. noun

   a northern Caucasian language spoken by the Circassian
   types:

   Abkhasian, Abkhazian

   a Circassian language spoken by the Abkhaz

   type of:

   Caucasian, Caucasian language

   a number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that are unrelated to languages spoken elsewhere