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

On Thursday Shevardnadze flew to Moscow to negotiate another Abkhazian cease-fire.

From Time Magazine Archive

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