Ingush

American

[in-goosh] / ɪnˈguʃ /

noun

a member of a Sunni Muslim people living north of the Caucasus Mountains, closely related to the Chechen.
the Caucasian language of the Ingush.

Ingush British

/ ɪŋˈɡuːʃ /

noun

a member of a people of S central Russia, speaking a Circassian language and chiefly inhabiting the Ingush Republic

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The man was described by the police source as a Russian-born Chechen but by some French media as a Russian-born Ingush.

From Reuters • Oct. 14, 2023

He was described by some as a Russian-born Chechen and by others as a Russian-born Ingush.

From Reuters • Oct. 13, 2023

The Ingush ethnic group is considered distinct from, but closely related to, the Chechens.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2013

Yakhya appealed, and by March, when the case reached the Ingush Supreme Court in Magas, the capital, he was the last person hanging on the result.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2010

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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