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Kabardian

Ka·bar·di·an [ kə brdee ən, kə brdyən ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. member of Russian people: a member of a people who live to the north of the Caucasus Mountains in southern European Russia

2. language of S Russia: a language spoken to the north of the Caucasus Mountains in southern European Russia, belonging to the Abkhaz-Adyghean group of Caucasian languages. Native speakers: 300,000.

[Late 19th century. < Russian Kabarda, place name]

Ka·bar·di·an adjective
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