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Chechen
- /ˈtʃɛ.tʃɛn/ UK
- /ˈtʃɛ.tʃən/ UK
Rhymes with -ɛtʃɛn, -ɛtʃən
Where it comes from
From Russian чечен- (čečen-), the root in чече́нец (čečénec, “a Chechen man”) or чече́нский (čečénskij, “Chechen (adjective)”).
noun Chechens
- A member of a Nakh people of the northern Caucasus and resident in the Russian republic of Chechnya.
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Synonym of Chechnyan: a resident of Chechnya.
Similar: Chechnyan
proper noun
- The language of the Chechens, a member of the Nakh family.
adjective
- Of or relating to the Chechen people.
- Of or relating to the Chechen language.
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Synonym of Chechnyan: of or relating to Chechnya, a Russian.
Similar: Chechnyan
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ingush, chechnyan, russian, caucasus, chechnya, ingushetia, grozny, separatist, republic, rebel, breakaway, yeltsin, russo, separatists, chechens, nakh
Translations
Every language
noun A member of the Chechen people
| Español | checheno |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 체첸인 chechenin |
| 日本語 | チェチェン人 chechenjin |
| 中文 | 車臣人 /车臣人 chēchénrén |
| हिन्दी | चेचेन cecen |
| Português | checheno, tchetcheno |
| Français | Tchétchène |
| Deutsch | Tschetschene, Tschetschenin |
| Italiano | ceceno, cecena |
| Română | cecen, cecenă |
| Русский | чече́нец čečénec, чече́нка čečénka |
| العربية | شِيشَانِيّ šīšāniyy, شِيشَانِيَّة šīšāniyya |
name language
| Español | checheno |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 체첸어 Chechen-eo |
| 日本語 | チェチェン語 Chechen-go |
| 中文 | 車臣語 /车臣语 Chēchén yǔ |
| हिन्दी | चेचेन cecen, चेचन cecan |
| Português | checheno, tchetcheno |
| Français | tchétchène |
| Deutsch | Tschetschenisch |
| Italiano | ceceno |
| Ελληνικά | τσετσενικά tsetseniká |
| Română | cecenă, limba cecenă |
| Русский | чече́нский čečénskij |
| العربية | شِيشَان šīšān |
| עברית | צ׳צ׳נית chechenít |
adj of or relating to the Chechen people
| Español | checheno |
|---|---|
| Português | checheno, tchetcheno |
| Deutsch | tschetschenisch |
| Română | cecen |
| Русский | чече́нский čečénskij |
Talk about this word "Chechen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chechen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Chechen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chechen "Chechen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chechen.Cite this
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title = {Chechen},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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