Chechen

/ˈtʃɛ.tʃɛn/

TƩƐ · tʃɛn (2 syllables)

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Definition

A member of a Nakh people of the northern Caucasus and resident in the Russian republic of Chechnya.

Etymology

From Russian чечен- (čečen-), the root in чече́нец (čečénec, “a Chechen man”) or чече́нский (čečénskij, “Chechen (adjective)”).