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circassian

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Circassian

Main Entry: Cir·cas·sian

Pronunciation: \(ˌ)sər-ˈka-sh(ē-)ən\

Function: noun

Etymology: Circassia, region of the Caucasus

Date: 1555

1 : a member of a group of peoples of the northwestern Caucasus
2 : the language of the Circassian peoples

— Circassian adjective

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