Chechnya
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Chech·nya
(chĕch′nē-ə, chĕch-nyä′) A region of southwest Russia in the northern Caucasus bordering on Georgia. Conquered by Russia in the 19th century, it later formed part of a semiautonomous republic within the USSR. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Chechnya declared its independence from Russia, but after two wars (1994-1996 and 1999-2000), Russian troops regained control of most of the region.
Chech′nyan (-nē-ən, -nyän′) adj. & n.
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Chech•nya
(tʃɛtʃˈnyɑ, ˈtʃɛtʃ nyɑ)n.
an autonomous republic of the Russian Federation, in Caucasia. Cap.: Grozny.
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| Noun | 1. | 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 Russian Federation, Russia - a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state |
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Čečensko
Tjetjenien
Tšetšenia
Čečenija
チェチェンチェチェン共和国
체첸체첸 공화국
Tjetjenien
ประเทศเชชเนีย
nước Chechnya
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Chechnya
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