circassien

See also: Circassien

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siʁ.ka.sjɛ̃/
Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Etymology 1

Circassie (“Circassia”) +‎ -en

Adjective

circassien (feminine circassienne, masculine plural circassiens, feminine plural circassiennes)

Circassian

Noun

circassien m (plural circassiens)

Circassian (language)

Further reading

“circassien”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Etymology 2

From the 1970s, due to a resemblance with the word cirque.

Adjective

circassien (feminine circassienne, masculine plural circassiens, feminine plural circassiennes)

(relational) circus

Noun

circassien m (plural circassiens, feminine circassienne)

a member of a circus troupe

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