Circassia

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Circassia

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

Related terms

Circassian

Translations

Translations

Abkhaz: Зыхәны (Zəxʷnə)
Adyghe: Адыгэ Хэку (Adəɣɛ Xɛkʷu), Хэкужъ (Xɛkʷuẑ)
Armenian: Չերքեզիա (Čʿerkʿezia)
Azerbaijani: Çərkəzistan
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
Kabardian: Адыгэ Хэку (Adəɣɛ Xɛkʷu), Адыгей (Adəɣej)
Ottoman Turkish: چَركَسِستان (Çerkesistan)
Persian: چَرکَسِستان (čarkasestân), چَرکَسیه (čarkasiye)
Polish: Czerkiesja f
Portuguese: Circássia f
Russian: Черке́сия f (Čerkésija), Черке́ссия f (Čerkéssija)
Spanish: Circasia (es) f
Svan: ქაშა̈გ (kašäg)
Swedish: Tjerkessien c
Turkish: Çerkesya, Çerkezistan

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