circassienne
French, noun
circassienne is spelled C-I-R-C-A-S-S-I-E-N-N-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written French, the 112,013th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Circassienne is a French feminine noun meaning “Circassienne” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of circassien (“Circassian”). With a capital, Circassienne is a different word: “female equivalent of Circassien”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Artiste féminine de cirque”.
What does circassienne mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineCircassienne
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of circassien (“Circassian”)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of circassien (“circus”)
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of circassien (“a member of a circus troupe”)
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of Circassien
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Artiste féminine de cirque.
noun: 1. Robe à la mode au XVIIIᵉ siècle. 2. Étoffe, tissu fait de laine et de coton.
noun: 1. Habitante ou personne originaire de Circassie, la 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 circassienne
- circassiennes plural
- Circassiennes plural
- circassien masculine
- Circassien masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to circassienne
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is circassienne in French?
circassienne appears about once in every 12 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).