Etymology

Abaza

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Today it means: A member of an ethnic group living in the northwest Caucasus. Full definition →

First used Early 19ᵗʰ century.abq абаза
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  1. abq · borrowed fromабаза
  2. English todayAbaza

From Abaza абаза (abaza). See Russian абазин (abazin) for more.

First known use, by meaning

  • Mid 19ᵗʰ century. A Northwest Caucasian language spoken in the Russian autonomous republic of Karachay-Cherkessia, in the Caucasus Mountains, as well as in Turkey.
  • Early 19ᵗʰ century. A member of an ethnic group living in the northwest Caucasus.
  • Mid 19ᵗʰ century. Of or relating to the Abaza people or their language.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.