Chechen
noun
a member of a Sunni Muslim people living in the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Republic and adjacent areas, closely related to the Ingush.
Chechens
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pluralof Chechen.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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
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
"We are one family with Buryats, Chechens and other representatives of our multinational and multi-confessional country," Ms Zakharova later wrote on Telegram.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2022
"We want to achieve freedom and independence for our peoples," he added, referring to Chechens and other ethnic minorities in the Caucasus region.
From Reuters ● Nov. 23, 2022
Long long ago their Old Believer ancestors fled from Russia and settled beyond the Terek among the Chechens on the Greben, the first range of wooded mountains of Chechnya.
From The Cossacks by Leo Tolstoy, Count
