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Chuvash
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Chu·vash  (ch-väsh)
n. pl. Chuvash or Chu·vash·es
1. A member of a people located in the middle Volga River valley, chiefly in Chuvashia.
2. The Turkic language spoken by the Chuvash.
[Russian, from Chuvash va.]
Chuvash [tʃʊˈvɑːʃ]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -vash, -vashes a member of a Mongoloid people of Russia, living chiefly in the middle Volga region
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people, generally classed within the Turkic branch of the Altaic family
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Chuvash - a member of a people of Turkic speech living in the Volga region in eastern Russia
Turki - any member of the peoples speaking a Turkic language
2.Chuvash - the Turkic language spoken by the Chuvash
Turkic, Turkic language, Turko-Tatar, Turki - a subfamily of Altaic languages


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