Abaza
/əˈbɑːzə/noun
1A member of a north-west Caucasian people, inhabiting mainly the Karachay-Cherkess Republic in Russia.
2The language of this people, classified with Abkhaz in the Abkhaz-Adygey subgroup of north-west Caucasian languages.
adjective
Of, belonging, or relating to the Abaza people or their language.
Origin
Late 17th century. Originally from French Abaza member of a north-west Caucasian people, in later use probably from Russian abaza; both ultimately from Abaza abaza, self-designation. Compare German Abasa. Compare Russian abaz member of this people. With use as adjective compare Russian abazinskij, (rare) abazskij.
- Wellentheorie
- well-entrenched
- well equipped
- Welleresque
- Wellerian
- Wellerism
- Wellesley
- Welles, Orson
- well established
- well-esteemed
- well-examined
- well executed
- rumbullion
- rumbustical
- rumbusticle
- rumbustion
- rumbustious
- rumbustiously
- rumbustiousness
- rum butter
- rum cake
- rum-chaser
- rum cherry
- rum cocktail
- rum customer