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Laz|lɑːz|
a. A group of Caucasian peoples giving its name to Lazistan in north-east Turkey.
b. Usu. Laze |ˈlɑːzə| or Lazi |ˈlɑːzɪ|. A member of any of these peoples.
c. The south Caucasian language of the Laz people. Also (Laz) attrib. or as adj. Also ˈLazic a.
1836Jrnl. R. Geogr. Soc. VI. 191, I embarked at Trebizond..in a galley, and kept along the shore to the Russian frontier..passing in succession the districts of Yomurah, Surmenah, O'f, Rizah, and Lázistán. All these..are known under the general name of Lázistán, and the people are called Láz. 1847Mrs. A. Kerr tr. L. von Ranke's Hist. Servia xi. 219 The first step taken by Selim amongst the Lazes..excited open rebellion against him in his capital. 1897Daily News 26 Feb. 5/4 These Lazes played an active part in the Armenian massacres. 1923Daily Mail 21 Feb. 9 Travelling with Kemal is a bodyguard of ‘Lazis’. Tall, robust dare-devils from the Black Sea coast..each carries an abundant supply of daggers and revolvers. 1934Geogr. Rev. LXXXIV. 472 The ports and mouths of rivers have three names—Greek, Turkish, and Lazic. 1939L. H. Gray Found. Lang. 375 South Caucasian..consists of four languages: Georgian.., Mingrelian, Laz, and Svanian. 1948D. Diringer Alphabet v. 322 According to Dr. O. N. Kazara, who is of Laz extraction, the physical type throughout Caucasia is remarkably uniform. Ibid., There are various dialects, the principal of which are Kartlian, Mingrelian with Laz, and Svanian. 1950[see ergative a.]. 1954Pei & Gaynor Dict. Ling. 121 Laz, a language spoken in the Caucasus; a member of the South Caucasian family of languages. 1963Times 12 Jan. 9/7 In fact it turned out his father was a Kurd from Elazig, his mother a Laze from Trabzon. |