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Chechen

Pronunciation: /ˈtʃɛ.tʃɛn/

The English word “Chechen” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A member of a Nakh people of the northern Caucasus and resident in the Russian republic of Chechnya.
  2. Synonym of Chechnyan: a resident of Chechnya.

proper noun

  1. The language of the Chechens, a member of the Nakh family.

adjective

  1. Of or relating to the Chechen people.
  2. Of or relating to the Chechen language.
  3. Synonym of Chechnyan: of or relating to Chechnya, a Russian.

Etymology

From Russian чечен- (čečen-), the root in чече́нец (čečénec, “a Chechen man”) or чече́нский (čečénskij, “Chechen (adjective)”).

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