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circassien

French, noun

circassien is spelled C-I-R-C-A-S-S-I-E-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 103,520th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Circassien is a French masculine noun meaning “Circassian (language)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Circassien is a different word: “Circassian”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Artiste de cirque”.

What does circassien mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    Circassian

noun

  1. 1

    masculineCircassian (language)

adjective

  1. 1

    circus

noun

  1. 1

    masculinea member of a circus troupe

noun

as Circassien
  1. 1

    masculineCircassian

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Relatif à la Circassie : à la région, ses habitants, sa culture, etc.

adjective: 1. Relatif au cirque.

noun: 1. Artiste de cirque.

noun: 1. Habitant ou personne originaire de Circassie, région du Caucase.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of circassien

  • circassienne feminine
  • circassiens masculine plural
  • circassiennes feminine plural
  • Circassiens plural
  • Circassienne feminine
  • cirquassien

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to circassien

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is circassien in French?

circassien appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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