Chechen

adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a Nakh people of the northern Caucasus and resident in the Russian republic of Chechnya.
  2. 2
    a northern Caucasian language spoken by the Chechen wordnet
  3. 3
    Synonym of Chechnyan: a resident of Chechnya. broadly
  4. 4
    a native or inhabitant of Chechnya wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the Chechen people. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of or relating to the Chechen language. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Synonym of Chechnyan: of or relating to Chechnya, a Russian. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to Chechnya or its people or culture wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The language of the Chechens, a member of the Nakh family.

Synonyms

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chechen languagechechen citizenchechen nationalchechen personchechen speechchechen tongue

Example

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"Every year Moscow pays a tribute of 2 billion dollars to the Chechen Republic to keep it part of Russia."

Etymology

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

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