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Ingush

American

[in-goosh] / ɪnˈguʃ /

noun

plural

Ingushes,

plural

Ingush

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

Ingush British

/ ɪŋˈɡuːʃ /

noun

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

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

From Reuters • Oct. 14, 2023

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

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

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2018

Chechens, Ingush, ethnic Germans, and Meskhetian Turks were the biggest casualties of these mass deportations that took place in typhoid-infested trains where many of the exiles died.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2013

Ten days later, he allegedly flew to nearby Chechen- Ingush, a rebellious region in Russia.

From Time Magazine Archive

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