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Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Republic

American  
[chuh-chen-in-goosh] / tʃəˈtʃɛn ɪnˈguʃ /
Also Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Republic

noun

  1. an autonomous republic of the Russian Federation, in Caucasia. 7,350 sq. mi. (19,300 sq. km). Grozny.

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In March 1944 all the Chechen and Ingush peoples were deported and the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Republic was liquidated.

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