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Ingush

[ in-goosh ]
/ ɪnˈguʃ /

noun, plural In·gush·es, (especially collectively) In·gush for 1.

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

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Words nearby Ingush

inguinolabial, inguinoperitoneal, inguinoscrotal, ingulf, ingurgitate, Ingush, Ingushetia, Ingush Republic, Ingveonic, INH, inhabit
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British Dictionary definitions for Ingush

Ingush
/ (ɪŋˈɡuːʃ) /

noun plural -gushes or -gush

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