Circassian

The term Circassian may refer to:

• Pertaining to Circassia, a formerly independent mountainous country located in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
  • Circassian Coast, on the Black Sea
• Circassians or Adyghe people, a term used to designate various peoples of the north Caucasus
  • Circassian beauties, an idealized image of Circassian women
  • Circassians Majlis, a political and resistant unity between the leaders of three coastal Adyghe Tribes in 1860
  • Khanjali, a Circassian dagger
  • Shashka, a Circassian sword
• Northwest Caucasian languages, specifically:
  • Adyghe language, West Circassian
  • Kabardian language, East Circassian

Other uses

• USS Circassian (1862), a Union Navy steamship in the American Civil War

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