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Chechen

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Chech·en  (chchn)
n.
1.
a. A native or inhabitant of Chechnya.
b. A member of the predominant, traditionally Muslim ethnic group of Chechnya.
2. The Caucasian language of the Chechens.

[Obsolete Russian, from Kabardian (Caucasian language of southwest Russia and Turkey) een.]

Chechen adj.

Chechen [ˈtʃɛtʃɛn]
n pl -chens, -chen
(Social Science / Peoples) a member of a people of Russia, speaking a Circassian language and chiefly inhabiting the Chechen Republic
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Chechen - a native or inhabitant of Chechnya
Russian - a native or inhabitant of Russia
2.Chechen - a northern Caucasian language spoken by the Chechen
Caucasian language, Caucasian - a number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that are unrelated to languages spoken elsewhere
Adj.1.Chechen - of or relating to Chechnya or its people or culture
Translations
Chechen [ˈtʃetʃən]
A. ADJchecheno
B. N (Chechen or Chechens (pl)) → checheno/a m/f
Chechen [ˈtʃɛtʃɛn]
adjtchétchène
n
(= person) → Tchétchène mf
(= language) → tchétchène m
Chechen
n pl <Chechens or Chechen> → Tschetschene m, → Tschetschenin f
adjtschetschenisch; the Chechen Republicdie Tschetschenische Republik


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