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Ab⋅kha⋅zi⋅an

  [ab-key-zee-uhn, -zhuhn]
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–noun
a Caucasian language of Abkhazia, best known for its rich consonantism.
Also, Ab⋅kha⋅si⋅an.

Origin:
1865–70; Abkhazi(a) + -an
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Ab·khaz   (āb-kāz', äb-käz')   
n.   pl. Abkhaz or Ab·khaz·es

    1. A native or inhabitant of Abkhazia.

    2. A member of the predominant, traditionally Muslim or Orthodox Christian ethnic group of Abkhazia.

  2. The Northwest Caucasian language of Abkhazia, also spoken in Georgia and Turkey.


[Russian.]
Ab·kha·zian   (āb-kā'zhən, -zē-ən, -kä'-, äb-)   
n.  Variant of Abkhaz.
adj.  Of or relating to Abkhazia or the Abkhaz.
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