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单词 Circassian
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Definition of Circassian in English:

Circassian

adjective səːˈkasɪən
  • Relating to or denoting a group of mainly Sunni Muslim peoples of the north-western Caucasus.

    (与)切尔克斯人(有关)的(主要是逊尼派穆斯林的一部分人,居于高加索西北部)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Neriman decided to show me Circassian clothing.
    • It set off her golden eyes, and her very light blond hair, a legacy of her Circassian ancestors.
    • Circassian tribes were welcomed by the Ottoman Empire for practical reasons.
    • When he built this hotel in 1912 he filled it with Austrian crystal chandeliers, Circassian walnut paneling, and an Italian marble staircase and floors.
    • Special seats were set aside in parliament for Christian, Chechen, Circassian, and Bedouin minorities.
noun səːˈkasɪən
  • 1A member of a group of mainly Sunni Muslim peoples of the north-western Caucasus.

    (与)切尔克斯人(有关)的(主要是逊尼派穆斯林的一部分人,居于高加索西北部)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The whole nation of Circassians numbering 400,000 people left their homeland in western Caucasus and moved to Turkey.
    • The Circassians, who are Muslim, are of Russian origin and generally have fair hair and skin.
    • From 1382 onwards the rulers were mostly Circassians from the Caucasus.
    • Over the next 50 years, hundreds of thousands of Chechens and Circassians were relocated to various parts of the czarist empire.
    • These groups include Circassians, Ossetians, and Cabardins.
    • Arabs represented 98 percent of the population, Circassians one percent, and Armenians one percent.
    • The North Caucasus houses Circassians, Turkic peoples, Ossetians, and Chechens; Dagestan alone contains dozens of nationalities.
    • Thus Circassians, Albanians, Slavs, Greeks, Armenians and even Italians rose to occupy the highest offices of the Empire.
    • Among the resisters were the Circassians in the west and the Chechens and Dagestanis in the east, all Muslims.
    • While the Druze and the Circassians were made to serve in the armed forces, Muslims and Christians were not allowed to do so.
  • 2mass noun Either of two North Caucasian languages of the Circassians, Adyghe and Kabardian.

    切尔克斯语(包括两种北高加索语:阿迪格语和卡巴尔达语)。亦称 C HERKESS

    Also called Cherkess
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There's this old man who constantly harasses me about how I don't speak Circassian.
    • They are bilingual, and speak and write Circassian as well as Abaza.
    • Kurdish, Armenian, and Circassian also are spoken.
    • Even in Turkey the younger generation still speak Circassian - albeit only poorly, as a second language.
    • They learn Hebrew, English and Circassian at school.

Origin

From Circassia, Latinized form of Russian Cherkes, denoting a district in the northern Caucasus.

Rhymes

Parnassian

Definition of Circassian in US English:

Circassian

adjective
  • Relating to or denoting a group of mainly Sunni Muslim peoples of the northwestern Caucasus.

    (与)切尔克斯人(有关)的(主要是逊尼派穆斯林的一部分人,居于高加索西北部)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When he built this hotel in 1912 he filled it with Austrian crystal chandeliers, Circassian walnut paneling, and an Italian marble staircase and floors.
    • Circassian tribes were welcomed by the Ottoman Empire for practical reasons.
    • Neriman decided to show me Circassian clothing.
    • It set off her golden eyes, and her very light blond hair, a legacy of her Circassian ancestors.
    • Special seats were set aside in parliament for Christian, Chechen, Circassian, and Bedouin minorities.
noun
  • 1A member of a group of mainly Sunni Muslim peoples of the northwestern Caucasus.

    (与)切尔克斯人(有关)的(主要是逊尼派穆斯林的一部分人,居于高加索西北部)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Over the next 50 years, hundreds of thousands of Chechens and Circassians were relocated to various parts of the czarist empire.
    • From 1382 onwards the rulers were mostly Circassians from the Caucasus.
    • Among the resisters were the Circassians in the west and the Chechens and Dagestanis in the east, all Muslims.
    • These groups include Circassians, Ossetians, and Cabardins.
    • The whole nation of Circassians numbering 400,000 people left their homeland in western Caucasus and moved to Turkey.
    • The Circassians, who are Muslim, are of Russian origin and generally have fair hair and skin.
    • Thus Circassians, Albanians, Slavs, Greeks, Armenians and even Italians rose to occupy the highest offices of the Empire.
    • The North Caucasus houses Circassians, Turkic peoples, Ossetians, and Chechens; Dagestan alone contains dozens of nationalities.
    • While the Druze and the Circassians were made to serve in the armed forces, Muslims and Christians were not allowed to do so.
    • Arabs represented 98 percent of the population, Circassians one percent, and Armenians one percent.
  • 2Either of two North Caucasian languages of the Circassian.

    切尔克斯语(包括两种北高加索语:阿迪格语和卡巴尔达语)。亦称 C HERKESS

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They are bilingual, and speak and write Circassian as well as Abaza.
    • Even in Turkey the younger generation still speak Circassian - albeit only poorly, as a second language.
    • They learn Hebrew, English and Circassian at school.
    • There's this old man who constantly harasses me about how I don't speak Circassian.
    • Kurdish, Armenian, and Circassian also are spoken.

Origin

From Circassia, Latinized form of Russian Cherkes, denoting a district in the northern Caucasus.

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