ABKHASIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Abkhasian mean? 

• ABKHASIAN (noun)
  The noun ABKHASIAN has 2 senses:

1. a member of the Circassian people who live to the east of the Black Sea

2. a Circassian language spoken by the Abkhaz

  Familiarity information: ABKHASIAN used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ABKHASIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of the Circassian people who live to the east of the Black Sea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Abkhas; Abkhasian; Abkhaz; Abkhazian

Hypernyms ("Abkhasian" is a kind of...):

Circassian (a member of the Sunni Muslim people living in northwestern Caucasia)

Holonyms ("Abkhasian" is a member of...):

Abkhaz; Abkhazia (an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instability)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A Circassian language spoken by the Abkhaz

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Abkhasian; Abkhazian

Hypernyms ("Abkhasian" is a kind of...):

Circassian (a northern Caucasian language spoken by the Circassian)