circassien

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /siʁ.ka.sjɛ̃/ Rhymes: -ɛ̃ === Etymology 1 === Circassie (“Circassia”) +‎ -en ==== Adjective ==== circassien (feminine circassienne, masculine plural circassiens, feminine plural circassiennes) Circassian ==== Noun ==== circassien m (plural circassiens) Circassian (language) ===== Further reading ===== “circassien”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Etymology 2 === From the 1970s, due to a resemblance with the word cirque. ==== Adjective ==== circassien (feminine circassienne, masculine plural circassiens, feminine plural circassiennes) (relational) circus ==== Noun ==== circassien m (plural circassiens, feminine circassienne) a member of a circus troupe