ab·khas \abˈkäs\noun orab·kha·sian\-ˈkāzhən, -ˈkäzēən\ (pluralabkhasorabkhasians) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology:Abkhas from Russian; Abkhasian from Russian Abkhas + English -ian 1. a.: a Georgian people living on the eastern shore of the Black sea b.: a member of this people 2.: the North Caucasic language of the Abkhas people