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Chechen

American  
[chuh-chen] / tʃəˈtʃɛn /

noun

plural

Chechens,

plural

Chechen
  1. a member of a Sunni Muslim people living in the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Republic and adjacent areas, closely related to the Ingush.

  2. the Caucasian language spoken by the Chechen.


Chechen British  
/ ˈtʃɛtʃɛn /

noun

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

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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

Still, he said he had no regrets about enlisting, and was fighting under a Muslim Chechen commander.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

The Azerbaijan Airlines plane had been en route from Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, to the Chechen capital of Grozny on 25 December when it is thought to have come under fire.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2024

He is a brave, a great brave!' he said, pointing to the Chechen.

From The Cossacks by Tolstoy, Leo, graf