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Cir⋅cas⋅sian

  [ser-kash-uhn, -ee-uhn]
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–noun
1. a native or inhabitant of Circassia.
2. a group of North Caucasian languages, including Kabardian.
3. a literary language based on the western dialects of the Circassian group.
–adjective
4. of or pertaining to Circassia, its inhabitants, often with respect to their legendary beauty, or their language.
Origin:
1545–55; < ML or NL Circassi(a) + -an
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Cir·cas·sian   (sər-kāsh'ən, -kāsh'ē-ən)   
n.  

  1. A native or inhabitant of Circassia.

  2. The Caucasian language of the Circassians.

adj.  Of or relating to Circassia or its people, language, or culture.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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