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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A member of a Nakh people of the northeastern Caucasus, now mostly Sunni Muslim and resident in the Russian republic of Ingushetia.
2. 2
   Synonym of Ingushetian: a resident of Ingushetia.

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or related to the Ingush people.
2. 2
   Of or related to the Ingush language.
3. 3
   Synonym of Ingushetian: of or related to Ingushetia, a Russian republic in the northeastern Caucasus.

Proper Noun

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

ingushetianingushetian

Etymology

From Russian Ингуши (Inguši), from Ангушт (Angušt), a former important settlement of the people.

Related phrases

Checheno-Ingush

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