Circassia

English

Etymology

From a Latinized version of the word Cherkess, which is of unknown origin. See Circassians.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /səɹ.ˈkæ.si.ə/, [sɚ.ˈkʰæ.si.(j)ə]

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

Circassia

1. A mountainous region in the Caucasus of Eurasia.
2. (historical) A former country in the Caucasus.

Related terms

• Circassian

Translations

Translations

• Abkhaz: Зыхәны (Zəxʷnə)
• Armenian: Չերքեզիա (Čʻerkʻezia)
• Azerbaijani: Çərkəzistan
• Circassian:

  East Circassian: Адыгэ Хэку (Adəɣɛ Xɛkʷu), Адыгей (Adəɣej)

  West Circassian: Адыгэ Хэку (Adəɣɛ Xɛkʷu), Хэкужъ (Xɛkʷuẑ)

• Dutch: Circassië f
• Finnish: Tšerkessia
• French: Circassie (fr) f
• Georgian: ჩერქეზეთი (čerkezeti), ქაშაგეთი (kašageti) (historical, dated)
• German: Tscherkessien f
• Greek: Κιρκασία (Kirkasía)
• Hungarian: Cserkesszia
• Italian: Circassia f
• Persian: چَرکَسِستان (čarkasestân), چَرکَسیه (čarkasiye)
• Polish: Czerkiesja f
• Portuguese: Circássia f
• Romanian: Cerchezia f
• Russian: Черке́сия f (Čerkésija), Черке́ссия f (Čerkéssija)
• Spanish: Circasia (es) f
• Svan: ქაშა̈გ (kašäg)
• Swedish: Tjerkessien c
• Turkish: Çerkesya, Çerkezistan

  Ottoman Turkish: چَركَسِستان (Çerkesistan)