Abkhaz Definition

ăb-kăz, äb-käz
abkhaz, abkhazians
noun
A native or inhabitant of Abkhazia.
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A member of the predominant, traditionally Muslim or Orthodox Christian ethnic group of Abkhazia.
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The Northwest Caucasian language of Abkhazia, also spoken in Georgia and Turkey.
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An Abkhazian; a native or inhabitant of Abkhazia, a region just east of the Black Sea. [Mid 19th century.]

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adjective

Abkhazian: of or pertaining to Abkhazia, the Abkhazian people, or their language.

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pronoun

A Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia. [Mid 19th century.]

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Origin of Abkhaz

  • Borrowing from Russian абхаз (abxaz).

    From Wiktionary

  • Russian

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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