Abkhaz

Ab·khaz  (b-kz, äb-käz) also Ab·kha·zian (b-kzhn, -z-n, -kä-, äb-)

n. pl. Abkhaz or Ab·khaz·es

1.

a. A native or inhabitant of Abkhazia.

b. A member of the predominant, traditionally Muslim or Orthodox Christian ethnic group of Abkhazia.

2. The Northwest Caucasian language of Abkhazia, also spoken in Georgia and Turkey.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Abkhaz - a member of the Circassian people who live to the east of the Black Sea Abkhas, Abkhasian, Abkhazian Abkhazia, Abkhaz - an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instability Circassian - a member of the Sunni Muslim people living in northwestern Caucasia
	2.	Abkhaz - an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instability Abkhazia Abkhas, Abkhaz - Circassian people living east of the Black Sea Sakartvelo, Georgia - a republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 Abkhas, Abkhasian, Abkhaz, Abkhazian - a member of the Circassian people who live to the east of the Black Sea
	3.	Abkhaz - Circassian people living east of the Black Sea Abkhas Abkhazia, Abkhaz - an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instability
Adj.	1.	Abkhaz - of or relating to Abkazia or its people or their language Abkhazian