Chechens
- plural of Chechen.
Example Sentences
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His 1999-2009 war in Chechnya, though brutal, was waged within Russia and there was no prospect of outside intervention to help the Chechens.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2023
The Chechens are only one example of numerous ethnic-based battalions and regiments that have been forming in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion last February.
From New York Times ● Jan. 8, 2023
According to Bosnian media, the Chechens arrived in Bosnia from Turkey and Serbia, the only two countries in Europe with direct flights from Russia during the war.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 28, 2022
Chechens, an ethnic group originating in Chechnya, in the south-west of Russia, are mostly Muslim.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2022
You'll send a doctor!—If yours cured people, Cossacks and Chechens would go to you for treatment, but as it is your officers and colonels send to the mountains for doctors.
From The Cossacks by Tolstoy, Leo, graf
