Cherkess

Cherkess

Cherkess may refer to:

*The term "Circassians"
*The Cherkes people


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  • cherkess — chə(r)ˈkes noun (plural cherkess or cherkesses) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Russian Cherkes : circassian * * * Cherkess /chər kesˈ/ noun (pl …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cherkess —    Ethnic group. The Cherkess, or Cherkessians, are a subgroup of the Adyghe. They number approximately 60,000 and are one of two titular nationalities in the Karachay Cherkess Republic, comprising 11 percent of the population. As one of the… …   Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation

  • Cherkess Autonomous Oblast — was created in 1943. v · d …   Wikipedia

  • Cherkess Autonomous Region — /cherr kes /; Russ. /chyirdd kyes /. See Karachai Cherkess Autonomous Region. * * * …   Universalium

  • Cherkess Autonomous Region — /cherr kes /; Russ. /chyirdd kyes /. See Karachai Cherkess Autonomous Region …   Useful english dictionary

  • cherkess — cher·kess …   English syllables

  • Cherkess Autonomous Oblast — noun Autonomous oblast of the Soviet Union in the Russian SFSR established in 1943 …   Wiktionary

  • Nogaysky District, Karachay-Cherkess Republic — For other uses, see Nogaysky District. Nogaysky District (English) Ногайский район (Russian) …   Wikipedia

  • Karachai-Cherkess Republic — /kahr euh chuy cheuhr kes /; Russ. /keuh rddu chyuy chyirdd kyes / an autonomous republic in the S Russian Federation in Europe, in the Caucasus. 422,000; 5442 sq. mi. (14,100 sq. km). Cap.: Cherkessk. Also, Karachayevo Cherkess Republic.… …   Universalium

  • Karachai-Cherkess Republic — /kahr euh chuy cheuhr kes /; Russ. /keuh rddu chyuy chyirdd kyes / an autonomous republic in the S Russian Federation in Europe, in the Caucasus. 422,000; 5442 sq. mi. (14,100 sq. km). Cap.: Cherkessk. Also, Karachayevo Cherkess Republic.… …   Useful english dictionary

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