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CHECHEN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A northern Caucasian language spoken by the Chechen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Chechen" is a kind of...):

Caucasian; Caucasian language (a number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that are unrelated to languages spoken elsewhere)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Chechnya

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Chechen" is a kind of...):

Russian (a native or inhabitant of Russia)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to Chechnya or its people or culture

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Chechnya (an autonomous republic in southwestern Russia in the northern Caucasus Mountains bordering on Georgia; declared independence from the USSR in 1991 but Russian troops invaded and continue to prosecute a relentless military campaign in the largely Muslim republic)

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