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Abkhaz

adj · name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ɑbˈkɑz/
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  • rhymes with (US) -ɑz

1

adj

Meaning 1

Abkhazian: of or pertaining to Abkhazia, the Abkhazian people, or their language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Abkhazian

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Abkhazian, Abxazo

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An Abkhazian; a native or inhabitant of Abkhazia, a region just east of the Black Sea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Abkhazian

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

of or relating to Abkazia or its people or their language

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Abkhazian

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Circassian people living east of the Black Sea

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Abkhas

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Circassian

6

noun

Meaning 6

an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instability

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Abkhazia

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: state, province

7

noun

Meaning 7

a member of the Circassian people who live to the east of the Black Sea

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Abkhazian, Abkhas, Abkhasian

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Circassian

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Abkhaz *абазӷа (*abazğa)der. Mingrelian *აბაზღა (*abazɣa) Mingrelian *აბღაზა (*abɣaza) Mingrelian აფხაზა (apxaza)der. Old Georgian აფხაზი (apxazi) Georgian აფხაზი (apxazi)bor. Russian абха́з (abxáz)bor. English Abkhaz Borrowed from Russian абха́з (abxáz).

Across languages

Translations

167 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Abkhaz: аԥсуа (apswa) — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Armenian: աբխազական (abxazakan) — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Basque: abkhaziar — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Bulgarian: абхазки (abhazki) — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Catalan: abkhaz — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Chechen: Абхазин (Abxazin) — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Czech: abcházský — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Danish: abkhasisk — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Dutch: Abchazisch — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Esperanto: abĥaza — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Galician: abkhazo — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Georgian: აფხაზური (apxazuri) — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Georgian: აფხაზეთის (apxazetis) — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • German: abchasisch — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Hindi: अबख़ाज़ (abxāz) — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Hungarian: abház — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Irish: Abcásach — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Irish: Abcáiseach — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Italian: abcaso — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Northern Kurdish: abhazî — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Northern Kurdish: abazayî — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Laz: Abaza — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Low German: abchaasch — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Norwegian Bokmål: abkhasisk — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Polish: abchaski — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Portuguese: abcázio — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Romanian: abhaz — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Russian: абха́зский (abxázskij) — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Serbo-Croatian: а̀бха̄скӣ — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Serbo-Croatian: àbhāskī — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Spanish: abjasio — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Swedish: abchazisk — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Tajik: абхоз (abxoz) — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Turkish: Abhaz — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Turkish: Abaza — of or pertaining to Abkhazia
  • Abkhaz: аԥсуа (apswa) — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Abkhaz: аԥсуа бызшәа (apswa bəzŝwa) — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Aragonese: abjasio — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Aragonese: abjasiano — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Aragonese: luenga abjasia — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Aragonese: idioma abjasia — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Armenian: աբխազերեն (abxazeren) — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Asturian: abxasu — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Basque: abkhazera — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Belarusian: абха́ская — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Breton: abc'hazeg — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Bulgarian: абха́зки — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Bulgarian: абхазки (abhazki) — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Catalan: abkhaz — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Cebuano: pinulongang Abhaso — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Chechen: Абхазхойн (Abxazxojn) — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Cherokee: ᎠᏆᏏᎠᏂ (aquasiani) — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿布哈茲語 /阿布哈兹语 (Ābùhāzī yǔ) — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Chuvash: абхаз чӗлхи (abhaz čĕlh̬i) — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Czech: abcházština — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Danish: abkhasisk — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Dutch: Abchazisch — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Esperanto: abĥaza lingvo — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Estonian: abhaasi — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Finnish: abhaasi — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Finnish: abhaasin kieli — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • French: abkhaze — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • French: abkhazien — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • West-Frisian: Abgazysk — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • West-Frisian: Abkhasysk — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Galician: abkhazo — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Georgian: აფხაზური (apxazuri) — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Georgian: აფხაზური ენა (apxazuri ena) — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • German: Abchasisch — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Greek: αμπχαζικά (ampchaziká) — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Hebrew: אבחזית (abkhazit) — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Hindi: अबख़ाज़ (abxāz) — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Hungarian: abház — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Icelandic: abkasíska — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Irish: Abcáisis — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Italian: abcaso — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Italian: abcazico — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Japanese: アブハズ語 (Abuhazu-go) — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Japanese: アブハジア語 (Abuhajia-go) — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Khmer: អាផ្ស់ (aphs) — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Korean: 압하스어 (Aphaseueo) — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Northern Kurdish: abhazî — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Northern Kurdish: abazayî — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Latvian: abhāzu valoda — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Laz: Abazuri — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Lithuanian: abchazų — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Lithuanian: abchazų kalba — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Low German: Abchaasch — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Macedonian: абхаски — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Malay: bahasa Abkhaz — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Mingrelian: აფხაზური (apxazuri) — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Norwegian Bokmål: abkhasisk — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Persian: زبان آبخازی (zabân-e âbxâzi) — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Polish: abchaski (język) — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Portuguese: abcázio — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Romanian: abhază — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Russian: абха́зский — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Serbo-Croatian: а̀бха̄скӣ — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Serbo-Croatian: абхазијски — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Serbo-Croatian: àbhāskī — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Serbo-Croatian: abhazijski (jèzik) — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Slovak: abcházština — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Slovene: abhaščina — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Spanish: abjaso — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Spanish: abjasio — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Swedish: abchaziska — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Swedish: abkhaziska — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Tajik: абхозӣ (abxozi) — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Turkish: Abhazca — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Turkmen: abhaz dili — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Ukrainian: абхазка — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Volapük: Labkasänapük — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Welsh: Abcaseg — a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia
  • Abkhaz: аԥсуа (apswa) — person from Abkhazia
  • Armenian: աբխազ (abxaz) — person from Abkhazia
  • Basque: abkhaziar — person from Abkhazia
  • Bulgarian: абхазец (abhazec) — person from Abkhazia
  • Bulgarian: абхазка (abhazka) — person from Abkhazia
  • Catalan: abkhaz — person from Abkhazia
  • Chechen: Абхазхо (Abxazxo) — person from Abkhazia
  • West Circassian: азгъэ (azğɛ) — person from Abkhazia
  • Czech: Abchaz — person from Abkhazia
  • Danish: abkhaser — person from Abkhazia
  • Dutch: Abchaze — person from Abkhazia
  • Esperanto: abĥazo — person from Abkhazia
  • Finnish: abhaasi — person from Abkhazia
  • Finnish: abhasialainen — person from Abkhazia
  • French: Abkhaze — person from Abkhazia
  • French: Abkhazien — person from Abkhazia
  • French: Abkhazienne — person from Abkhazia
  • Galician: abkhazo — person from Abkhazia
  • Georgian: აფხაზი (apxazi) — person from Abkhazia
  • German: Abchase — person from Abkhazia
  • German: Abchasin — person from Abkhazia
  • Hindi: अबख़ाज़ (abxāz) — person from Abkhazia
  • Hungarian: abház — person from Abkhazia
  • Irish: Abcásach — person from Abkhazia
  • Irish: Abcáiseach — person from Abkhazia
  • Italian: abcaso — person from Abkhazia
  • Italian: abcasa — person from Abkhazia
  • Italian: abcazico — person from Abkhazia
  • Italian: abcazica — person from Abkhazia
  • Northern Kurdish: abhaz — person from Abkhazia
  • Northern Kurdish: abaza — person from Abkhazia
  • Laz: Abaza — person from Abkhazia
  • Mingrelian: აფხაზა (apxaza) — person from Abkhazia
  • Norwegian Bokmål: abkhaser — person from Abkhazia
  • Norwegian Bokmål: abkhasier — person from Abkhazia
  • Old Church Slavonic: авазгъ (avazgŭ) — person from Abkhazia
  • Polish: Abchaz — person from Abkhazia
  • Polish: Abchazka — person from Abkhazia
  • Portuguese: abcázio — person from Abkhazia
  • Romanian: abhaz — person from Abkhazia
  • Romanian: abhază — person from Abkhazia
  • Russian: абха́з (abxáz) — person from Abkhazia
  • Russian: абха́зка (abxázka) — person from Abkhazia
  • Serbo-Croatian: А̀бха̄з — person from Abkhazia
  • Serbo-Croatian: Абха̀жа̄нка — person from Abkhazia
  • Serbo-Croatian: Àbhāz — person from Abkhazia
  • Serbo-Croatian: Abhàžānka — person from Abkhazia
  • Spanish: abjasio — person from Abkhazia
  • Swedish: abchazier — person from Abkhazia
  • Swedish: abchazer — person from Abkhazia
  • Tajik: абхозӣ (abxozi) — person from Abkhazia
  • Turkish: Abhaz — person from Abkhazia
  • Turkish: Abaza — person from Abkhazia
  • Ubykh: азӷа (azğa) — person from Abkhazia
Real reading context

Abkhaz in complete knowledge articles