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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.


Etymology

Origin of Abkhazian

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

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2016

An Abkhazian wrestler, Denis Tsargush, won a bronze medal in London in 2012.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2013

“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

If the Abkhazian drive succeeds, it could mark the beginning of the ultimate dismemberment of Georgia as other ethnic minorities, bent on fulfilling their own dreams of independence, followed suit.

From Time Magazine Archive

Georgian leader Eduard Shevardnadze has accused the Russian military of helping the Abkhazian separatists.

From Time Magazine Archive