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Definition of Circassian in English: Circassianadjective səːˈkasɪən Relating to or denoting a group of mainly Sunni Muslim peoples of the north-western Caucasus. Example sentencesExamples - Neriman decided to show me Circassian clothing.
- It set off her golden eyes, and her very light blond hair, a legacy of her Circassian ancestors.
- Circassian tribes were welcomed by the Ottoman Empire for practical reasons.
- When he built this hotel in 1912 he filled it with Austrian crystal chandeliers, Circassian walnut paneling, and an Italian marble staircase and floors.
- Special seats were set aside in parliament for Christian, Chechen, Circassian, and Bedouin minorities.
noun səːˈkasɪən 1A member of a group of mainly Sunni Muslim peoples of the north-western Caucasus. Example sentencesExamples - The whole nation of Circassians numbering 400,000 people left their homeland in western Caucasus and moved to Turkey.
- The Circassians, who are Muslim, are of Russian origin and generally have fair hair and skin.
- From 1382 onwards the rulers were mostly Circassians from the Caucasus.
- Over the next 50 years, hundreds of thousands of Chechens and Circassians were relocated to various parts of the czarist empire.
- These groups include Circassians, Ossetians, and Cabardins.
- Arabs represented 98 percent of the population, Circassians one percent, and Armenians one percent.
- The North Caucasus houses Circassians, Turkic peoples, Ossetians, and Chechens; Dagestan alone contains dozens of nationalities.
- Thus Circassians, Albanians, Slavs, Greeks, Armenians and even Italians rose to occupy the highest offices of the Empire.
- Among the resisters were the Circassians in the west and the Chechens and Dagestanis in the east, all Muslims.
- While the Druze and the Circassians were made to serve in the armed forces, Muslims and Christians were not allowed to do so.
2mass noun Either of two North Caucasian languages of the Circassians, Adyghe and Kabardian. Also called Cherkess Example sentencesExamples - There's this old man who constantly harasses me about how I don't speak Circassian.
- They are bilingual, and speak and write Circassian as well as Abaza.
- Kurdish, Armenian, and Circassian also are spoken.
- Even in Turkey the younger generation still speak Circassian - albeit only poorly, as a second language.
- They learn Hebrew, English and Circassian at school.
Origin From Circassia, Latinized form of Russian Cherkes, denoting a district in the northern Caucasus. Definition of Circassian in US English: Circassianadjective Relating to or denoting a group of mainly Sunni Muslim peoples of the northwestern Caucasus. Example sentencesExamples - When he built this hotel in 1912 he filled it with Austrian crystal chandeliers, Circassian walnut paneling, and an Italian marble staircase and floors.
- Circassian tribes were welcomed by the Ottoman Empire for practical reasons.
- Neriman decided to show me Circassian clothing.
- It set off her golden eyes, and her very light blond hair, a legacy of her Circassian ancestors.
- Special seats were set aside in parliament for Christian, Chechen, Circassian, and Bedouin minorities.
noun 1A member of a group of mainly Sunni Muslim peoples of the northwestern Caucasus. Example sentencesExamples - Over the next 50 years, hundreds of thousands of Chechens and Circassians were relocated to various parts of the czarist empire.
- From 1382 onwards the rulers were mostly Circassians from the Caucasus.
- Among the resisters were the Circassians in the west and the Chechens and Dagestanis in the east, all Muslims.
- These groups include Circassians, Ossetians, and Cabardins.
- The whole nation of Circassians numbering 400,000 people left their homeland in western Caucasus and moved to Turkey.
- The Circassians, who are Muslim, are of Russian origin and generally have fair hair and skin.
- Thus Circassians, Albanians, Slavs, Greeks, Armenians and even Italians rose to occupy the highest offices of the Empire.
- The North Caucasus houses Circassians, Turkic peoples, Ossetians, and Chechens; Dagestan alone contains dozens of nationalities.
- While the Druze and the Circassians were made to serve in the armed forces, Muslims and Christians were not allowed to do so.
- Arabs represented 98 percent of the population, Circassians one percent, and Armenians one percent.
2Either of two North Caucasian languages of the Circassian. Example sentencesExamples - They are bilingual, and speak and write Circassian as well as Abaza.
- Even in Turkey the younger generation still speak Circassian - albeit only poorly, as a second language.
- They learn Hebrew, English and Circassian at school.
- There's this old man who constantly harasses me about how I don't speak Circassian.
- Kurdish, Armenian, and Circassian also are spoken.
Origin From Circassia, Latinized form of Russian Cherkes, denoting a district in the northern Caucasus. |