English Explanatory Dictionary

Circassia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A mountainous region in the Caucasus of Eurasia.
  2. A former country in the Caucasus.

Word forms

Circassia

Etymology

From a Latinized version of the word Cherkess, which is of unknown origin. See Circassians.

Related words

Circassian

Translations

Abkhaz: Зыхәны Armenian: Չերքեզիա Azerbaijani: Çərkəzistan East Circassian: Адыгэ Хэку East Circassian: Адыгей West Circassian: Адыгэ Хэку West Circassian: Хэкужъ Dutch: Circassië Finnish: Tšerkessia French: Circassie Georgian: ჩერქეზეთი Georgian: ქაშაგეთი German: Tscherkessien Greek: Κιρκασία Hungarian: Cserkesszia Italian: Circassia Persian: چَرکَسِستان Persian: چَرکَسیه Polish: Czerkiesja Portuguese: Circássia Romanian: Cerchezia Russian: Черке́сия Russian: Черке́ссия Spanish: Circasia Svan: ქაშა̈გ Swedish: Tjerkessien Turkish: Çerkesya Turkish: Çerkezistan Ottoman Turkish: چَركَسِستان
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