Circassian
[ ser-kash-uh n, -ee-uh n ]
/ sərˈkæʃ ən, -i ən /
noun
a native or inhabitant of Circassia.
a group of North Caucasian languages, including Kabardian.
a literary language based on the western dialects of the Circassian group.
adjective
of or relating to Circassia, its inhabitants, often with respect to their legendary beauty, or their language.
Origin of Circassian
1545–55; < Medieval Latin or New Latin
Circassi(a) +
-an