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Ingush

American  
[in-goosh] / ɪnˈguʃ /

noun

plural

Ingushes,

plural

Ingush

  1. a member of a Sunni Muslim people living north of the Caucasus Mountains, closely related to the Chechen.

  2. the Caucasian language of the Ingush.

Ingush British  
/ ɪŋˈɡuːʃ /

noun

  1. a member of a people of S central Russia, speaking a Circassian language and chiefly inhabiting the Ingush Republic

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The attacker was described by a police source as a Russian-born Chechen but by some French media as a Russian-born Ingush.

From Reuters • Oct. 13, 2023

He was described by some as a Russian-born Chechen and by others as a Russian-born Ingush.

From Reuters • Oct. 13, 2023

The artist is Daud Akhriev born of Ingush parents in exile in Kazakhstan.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2018

The Ingush ethnic group is considered distinct from, but closely related to, the Chechens.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2013

Tatars, Chechen, Ingush and Yakut are demanding either greater autonomy within the Russian Federation or full independence.

From Time Magazine Archive

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