Abkhazian

American  

[ab-key-zee-uhn, -zhuhn] / æbˈkeɪ zi ən, -ʒən /

Or Abkhasian

noun

1. a Caucasian language of Abkhazia, best known for its rich consonantism.

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Etymology

Origin of Abkhazian

First recorded in 1865–70; Abkhazi(a) + -an

Example Sentences

The minister, Dinara Smyr, said that those included 300 works by Aleksandr Chachba-Sharvashidze, a celebrated Abkhazian artist and stage designer, who worked with renowned artists and theaters in Russia and France.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024

His brother was killed in the Abkhazian conflict in 1993, which cleaved away a huge chunk of Georgia.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2016

“From Russia, it’s practically everything,” Beslan F. Eshba, Abkhazia’s deputy prime minister, said in an interview in the region’s governmental headquarters in the capital, Sukhumi, known officially here as Sukhum or in Abkhazian as Akua.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2013

At one point, Eduard Shevardnadze even vowed to die in Sukhumi rather than surrender to the Abkhazian rebels laying siege to the Black Sea capital of their autonomous region in Georgia.

From Time Magazine Archive

Equally menacing to stability, an Abkhazian victory would demolish Shevardnadze's credibility as the only leader capable of holding the country together.

From Time Magazine Archive