Chechen

[chuh-chen]

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

/ ˈtʃɛtʃɛn /

noun

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

Example Sentences

Several have told the BBC how even before her murder they had steered clear of community events, avoided speaking Chechen in public and restricted their social media presence.

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

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He also suffered visa issues, due to his ties to controversial Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, which prevented him from fighting in the United States.

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In one case in West London, a Chechen man was arrested near Iran International, a Persian-language TV station in London.

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She took part in the negotiations for Nord-Ost, the 2002 hostage crisis at a Moscow theatre, after the Chechen rebels specifically requested her.

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