Abkhaz

/ æbˈkɑːz /

noun

1. Also called: Abkhazi.  Abkhazian. a member of a Georgian people living east of the Black Sea

2. the language of this people, belonging to the North-West Caucasian family

Example Sentences

Since the late 1980s, its status has been disputed, and the dying Soviet Union stirred up tensions between the ethnic Abkhaz and Georgian people who both populated the area at the time.

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The gallery’s estimated 4,000 artworks were mostly stored in poor conditions, unprotected and jammed into small rooms and narrow halls, according to the news website Abkhaz World.

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Abkhaz authorities did not respond to a request for comment.

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The only other guests at the time were gunmen from the Russian region of Chechnya, like Shamil Basayev, who fought alongside the Abkhaz with Russian support and later went on to become Russia’s most-wanted terrorist.

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The Abkhaz authorities have also expressed concerns over Russian state energy giant Rosneft’s plans to drill for oil in Abkhazia.

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