Chechen
Americannoun
plural
Chechens,plural
Chechen-
a member of a Sunni Muslim people living in the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Republic and adjacent areas, closely related to the Ingush.
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the Caucasian language spoken by the Chechen.
noun
Example Sentences
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"It was the same with the soldiers of the first and second Chechen wars," he said.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
Investigators also found a document Ott had allegedly written after the 2019 murder of a Georgian man of Chechen origin in Berlin by an agent sent by Moscow.
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
Ramzan Kadyrov is sensitive to people criticising Chechnya from abroad, says Michael Dennis, an expert on Chechen politics at the University of Texas.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025
Still, he said he had no regrets about enlisting, and was fighting under a Muslim Chechen commander.
From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025
The Chechen looked at him and, turning slowly away, gazed at the opposite bank.
From The Cossacks by Tolstoy, Leo, graf
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