Chechen
Americannoun
plural
Chechens,plural
Chechen-
a member of a Sunni Muslim people living in the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Republic and adjacent areas, closely related to the Ingush.
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the Caucasian language spoken by the Chechen.
noun
Example Sentences
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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
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.
From BBC
Still, he said he had no regrets about enlisting, and was fighting under a Muslim Chechen commander.
From Barron's
He also suffered visa issues, due to his ties to controversial Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, which prevented him from fighting in the United States.
From BBC
In one case in West London, a Chechen man was arrested near Iran International, a Persian-language TV station in London.
From BBC
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