circassian
/səɹˈkæʃən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.31 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to Circassia or Circassians.
noun
A native or inhabitant of Circassia (historical) (nowadays shared by Adygea, Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia), including the Adyghes and Ubykhs.
noun
Alternative form of Circassienne (“kind of light cashmere”).
name
A North Caucasian language group spoken in Circassia in North West Caucasus Russia.
Example Sentences
- "But in the garden was life in all its glad and bright hues: the early roses and the late violets opened their urns, exhaling in perfume the drops they caught, till every breath was pleasure; the laburnums, those prodigals of fleeting wealth, were covered with gold; and the Persian lilacs waved graceful as the Circassian maidens, to whom they are so often compared in eastern song."
Etymology
Etymology tree English Circassia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Circassian From Circassia + -an.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /səɹˈkæʃən/
- British English: /səˈkæsi.ən/