Chechnya

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Chechnya

  • /ˈt͡ʃɛtʃ.ni.ə/ UK, US
  • [ˈt͡ʃɛtʃ.ɲi.ə] UK, US

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From Russian Чечня́ (Čečnjá, “[place] of the Chechens”), derived from East Circassian.

proper noun Chechenia · Chechneya · Chechnia · Chechniya

  1. A republic and federal subject of Russia, in the northern Caucasus. Official name: Chechen Republic. Capital: Grozny.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: caucasus, grozny, moscow, chechen, chechnyan, russian, separatist, republic, breakaway, yeltsin, chechnia, chechniya, chechenia, chechen republic, chechneya, chechen-ingush assr

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name republic of Russia

EspañolChechenia
한국어체첸 Chechen
日本語チェチェン Chechen
中文車臣 /车臣 Chēchén
हिन्दीचेचन्या cecnyā
FrançaisTchétchénie
DeutschTschetschenien
ItalianoCecenia
ΕλληνικάΤσετσενία Tsetsenía
RomânăCecenia
РусскийЧечня́ Čečnjá, Ичке́рия Ičkérija
العربيةالشِّيشَان aš-šīšān
עבריתצ׳צ׳ניה

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"Chechnya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chechnya. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chechnya. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chechnya

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"Chechnya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chechnya.

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@misc{chechnya_2026,
  title = {Chechnya},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chechnya},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}