Chuvash

Chu·vash

 (cho͝o-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.

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[Russian, from Chuvash čǎvaš.]

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Chuvash

(tʃʊˈvɑːʃ)

npl -vash or -vashes

1. (Peoples) a Turkic ethnic people living chiefly in the middle Volga region of Russia

2. (Languages) the language of this people, generally classed within the Turkic branch of the Altaic family

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Chu•vash

(tʃuˈvɑʃ)

n., pl. Chu•vash•es, Chu•va•shi (tʃuˈvɑ ʃi)
(esp. collectively) Chu•vash for 1.

1. a member of a people of the middle Volga River basin in the Russian Federation, living mainly in the Chuvash Autonomous Republic.

2. the language of the Chuvash, affiliated with Turkic.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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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Translations

Tschuwaschisch

chuvasio

tsjuvansk

чувашский