Chechen
Americannoun
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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.
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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 head of Russia's civil aviation agency said on Friday that the situation in the Chechen capital was "very complicated" and that a closed-skies protocol had been put in place.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2024
The Tush or Mosok appears to be fundamentally a Kistinian or Chechen idiom affected by Georgian influences.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various
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