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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

“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

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

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

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

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