Circassian
noun
Cir·cas·sian
(ˌ)sər-ˈka-sh(ē-)ən 
1
: a member of a group of peoples of the northwestern Caucasus
2
: the language of the Circassian peoples
Circassian
adjective
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One Civil War-era photographer Charles Eisenmann took pictures of performers known as Circassian Beauties, women supposedly from the Caucasus, displaying them as exemplars of pure whiteness.
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Emmanuel Iduma, ARTnews.com, 16 Sep. 2024
Arab Israelis, whether Muslim, Christian, Druze, Circassian, Bahai, etc. are full citizens, enjoying rights and opportunities that their co-religionists in surrounding lands can only dream of.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 28 May 2024
Every Israeli over the age of 18 who is Jewish, Druze or Circassian must serve in the military, an institution that is deeply entrenched in many Israelis’ sense of identity and nationhood.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 26 July 2023
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Emmanuel Iduma, ARTnews.com, 16 Sep. 2024
Arab Israelis, whether Muslim, Christian, Druze, Circassian, Bahai, etc. are full citizens, enjoying rights and opportunities that their co-religionists in surrounding lands can only dream of.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 28 May 2024
Every Israeli over the age of 18 who is Jewish, Druze or Circassian must serve in the military, an institution that is deeply entrenched in many Israelis’ sense of identity and nationhood.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 26 July 2023
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“Circassian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Circassian. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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