ABKHAZIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Abkhazian mean? 

• ABKHAZIAN (noun)
  The noun ABKHAZIAN 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: ABKHAZIAN used as a noun is rare.

• ABKHAZIAN (adjective)
  The adjective ABKHAZIAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to Abkazia or its people or their language

  Familiarity information: ABKHAZIAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ABKHAZIAN (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 ("Abkhazian" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Abkhazian" 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 ("Abkhazian" is a kind of...):

Circassian (a northern Caucasian language spoken by the Circassian)

• ABKHAZIAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to Abkazia or its people or their language

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

Abkhaz; Abkhazian

Pertainym:

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