Ingush
Americannoun
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a member of a Sunni Muslim people living north of the Caucasus Mountains, closely related to the Chechen.
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the Caucasian language of the Ingush.
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The attacker was described by a police source as a Russian-born Chechen but by some French media as a Russian-born Ingush.
From Reuters ● Oct. 13, 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 artist is Daud Akhriev born of Ingush parents in exile in Kazakhstan.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2018
The Ingush ethnic group is considered distinct from, but closely related to, the Chechens.
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2013
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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