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So far as female beauty is concerned, the Circassian women have no superiors. They have preserved in their mountain home the purity of the Grecian models, and still display the perfect physical loveliness, whose type has descended to us in the Venus de Medici.
Bayard Taylor

Meaning of "Circassian" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CIRCASSIAN

Circassian  [sɜːˈkæsɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CIRCASSIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Circassian can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CIRCASSIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Circassian

The term Circassian may refer to: ▪ Pertaining to Circassia, a formerly independent mountainous country located in the Caucasus region of Eurasia ▪ Circassian coast, on the Black Sea ▪ Circassians or Adyghe people, various peoples of the north Caucasus ▪ Circassian beauties, an idealized image of Circassian women ▪ Circassian Majlis, a political and resistance council between the leaders of three coastal Adyghe Tribes in 1860 ▪ Khanjali, a Circassian dagger ▪ Shashka, a Circassian sword ▪ The Circassian language continuum, specifically: ▪ Adyghe language, West Circassian ▪ Kabardian language, East Circassian...

Definition of Circassian in the English dictionary

The definition of Circassian in the dictionary is a native of Circassia. Other definition of Circassian is relating to Circassia, its people, or language.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CIRCASSIAN


Albigensian
ˌælbɪˈdʒɛnsɪən
Cappadocian
ˌkæpəˈdəʊsɪən
enzian
ˈɛntsɪən
Gaussian
ˈɡaʊsɪən
halcyon
ˈhælsɪən
Halicarnassian
ˌhælɪkɑːˈnæsɪən
Hertzian
ˈhɜːtsɪən
hessian
ˈhɛsɪən
Joycean
ˈdʒɔɪsɪən
laodicean
ˌleɪəʊdɪˈsɪən
Lucian
ˈluːsɪən
Lycian
ˈlɪsɪən
Marxian
ˈmɑːksɪən
Ossian
ˈɒsɪən
Parnassian
pɑːˈnæsɪən
Piscean
ˈpaɪsɪən
Premonstratensian
ˌpriːˌmɒnstrəˈtɛnsɪən
Procyon
ˈprəʊsɪən
thalassian
θəˈlæsɪən
Waldensian
wɒlˈdensɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CIRCASSIAN

Circassia
Circassic
Circe
Circean
circensial
circensian
circinate
circinately
Circini
Circinus
circiter
circle
circle time
circler
circlet
circlip
Circlorama

WORDS THAT END LIKE CIRCASSIAN

Asian
Belarusian
Belarussian
Belorussian
Byelorussian
Caucasian
Colossian
East Prussian
Great Russian
Indonesian
Little Russian
Malaysian
Molossian
Old Prussian
Panglossian
Persian
Prussian
Russian
Senussian
White Russian

Synonyms and antonyms of Circassian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Circassian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CIRCASSIAN

Find out the translation of Circassian to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Circassian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Circassian» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

切尔克斯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

circasiana
570 millions of speakers

English

Circassian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सिकैसियनमैन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشركسية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Черкесский
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

circassiana
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সার্ক্যাসদেশের ভাষা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

circassienne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Circassian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tscherkessen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

チェルケス人の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

키르케
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Circassian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Circassian
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Circassian
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सर्कसीशियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çerkez
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

circassa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czerkieski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

черкеський
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cerchez
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Κιρκάσιων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Circassian
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Circassian
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Circassian
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Circassian

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CIRCASSIAN»

The term «Circassian» is normally little used and occupies the 123.015 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CIRCASSIAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Circassian

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QUOTES WITH «CIRCASSIAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Circassian.
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Bayard Taylor
So far as female beauty is concerned, the Circassian women have no superiors. They have preserved in their mountain home the purity of the Grecian models, and still display the perfect physical loveliness, whose type has descended to us in the Venus de Medici.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CIRCASSIAN»

Discover the use of Circassian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Circassian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Circassian Genocide
He places the periods of acute genocide, 1821–1822 and 1863–1864, in the larger context of centuries of tension between the two nations and updates the story to the present day as the Circassian community works to gain international ...
Walter Richmond, 2013
2
The Chronicles and Annalistic Sources of the Early Mamluk ...
This book examines in a detailed and comprehensive manner, the genealogy of the historiography of the Early Mamluk Circassian period and provides a source-critical assesment of the sources for the reign of al-Z?hir Barq?q (784-91, 792 ...
Sami G. Massoud, 2007
3
Circassian Girl
"This is a book abounding in evocation's (often subtle and indiscreet, yet always energetic), of museums, galleries, stages--all such bounded areas within which events are given leave to be.
Michelle Mitchell-Foust, 2001
4
Circassian History
In September 1970, the military advisor of King Hussein was General Anwar Pasha Muhammed (Gutoko), Circassian. Lieutenant General Mahmud Shapsugh , Circassian, was the military secretary. At the same time, Said Pasha al-Mufti ...
Kadir I. Natho, 2009
5
The Circassian Diaspora in Turkey: A Political History
In the absence of any official status for the Circassian identity, it is very difficult to establish the percentage of the children borne to parents of different ethnicities who identify as 'Circassian' in any shape or form. 4 The list of these settlements ...
Zeynel Abidin Besleney, 2014
6
The Secret of Russia in the Caspian & Euxine: the Circassian ...
21 THE ARRIVAL OF CIRCASSIAN DEPUTIES IN ENCLANp , . . . 21 THE CONFISCATION on THE “VIIIENl' IN 183? EONTRASTBED. WITH THE CASE OF A VESSEL SENT OUT IN 1863 . . . .. . . 22 INTERNAL DANGERS OF RUSSIA . i . . '.
Russia, David Urquhart, 1863
7
The Circassian Boy (1874)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Mikhail Lermontoff, 2010
8
The Circassian Trilogy
This series of historical novels is a story of a Caucasian nation (the Circassians) put into a story format beginning with the end of the 18th century (from 1780s) to the end of the twentieth century.
Mohy Quandour, 2009
9
Diasporic Representations: A Study of Circassian and ...
Kari S. Neely. Chapter Two Villains and Enemies: Constructing the Self through Others The positionality of the groups in Greater Syria makes the narration of genocide and villains a difficult topic as it forces a feeling of collective victimization in ...
Kari S. Neely, 2008
10
Life of Schamyl, and Narrative of the Circassian War of ...
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
MacKie John Milton, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CIRCASSIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Circassian is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jordan's scorned gypsies, the Dom, say it's time to demand their rights
... lobbying the Jordanian government to grant the Dom a quota in parliament – noting that the country's Circassian and Chechen populations, ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
2
The way into a culture is through its kitchens
... five-hour cooking experience that included the preparation of six classic Turkish dishes: Suleymaniye soup, bulgur salad, Circassian chicken, ... «Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Jun 15»
3
On Arab Awakening: a response
“You are not only Turkish, Kurdish; not solely Armenian, Arab, Circassian, Georgian or Bosniak… Alevi, Sunni, Syriac, or Yazidi… Jewish ... «Open Democracy, Jun 15»
4
Circassian beauties and the ugly face of race
Rachel Dolezal is not the first white American woman to sport a fake Afro. A century and a half earlier, so-called "Circassian ladies" were all the ... «Yahoo News UK, Jun 15»
5
Netanyahu condemns deadly Druze attack on wounded Syrian …
Jaber Hamoud, the head of the Sajour Regional Council and the chairman of the forum of Druze and Circassian councils, called the incident ... «Haaretz, Jun 15»
6
Druse steeped in conspiracy theories
Druse and Circassian Local Councils Forum head Jaber Hamoud said Kuntar, who was released in a prisoner exchange with Hezbollah, is not ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jun 15»
7
Museum in Malazgirt to display key battle that opened Anatolia's …
"Not only Turks, but Kurdish, Georgian, Circassian and even non-Muslim Pechenegs participated in the battle. The collaboration of different ... «Daily Sabah, Jun 15»
8
In Pursuit of the Right to Self-Determination: UNPO Members …
But, as Zeynel Besleney, an observer of Circassian politics, notes, others resignedly concentrate on achieving minority rights in their adopted ... «UNPO, Jun 15»
9
Jordanian Circassians want Russia to recognise genocide
Members of the Jordanian Circassian Tribal Council yesterday revealed an initiative to mobilise Circassians across the world to demand ... «Middle East Monitor, Jun 15»
10
Phoenix nations
But, as Zeynel Besleney, an observer of Circassian politics, notes, others resignedly concentrate on achieving minority rights in their adopted ... «The Economist, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Circassian [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/circassian>. Apr 2024 ».
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