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, various peoples of the north Caucasus
  • Circassian beauties, an idealized image of Circassian women
  • Circassian Majlis, a political and resistance council between the leaders of three coastal Adyghe Tribes in 1860
  • Khanjali, a Circassian dagger
  • Shashka, a Circassian sword
• The Circassian language continuum, specifically:
  • Adyghe language, West Circassian
  • Kabardian language, East Circassian

Other uses

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