Abkhazian

adjective

Ab·​kha·​zian ab-ˈkā-zh(ē-)ən 

-ˈkä-zē-ən

variants or Abkhaz

ab-ˈkäs 

or less commonly Abkhasian

ab-ˈkā-zh(ē-)ən, 

-ˈkä-zē-ən

or Abkhas

ab-ˈkäs

: of or relating to Abkhazia or its people

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

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