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10 Language-to-English DictionariesChechênia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʃeˈʃẽ.njɐ
"A Chechênia faz parte da Federação Russa."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A republic of the Russian Federation located in the Caucasus region of Eastern Europe.
"Chechnya is situated in the northern foothills of the Greater Caucasus mountains." - 2
The historical geographic and cultural homeland of the Chechen people.
"The rich cultural heritage of Chechnya includes traditional folk dances and complex customary laws."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Russian ethnonym Chechentsy (plural of Chechen), ultimately originating from the name of the large lowland village of Chechen settlement on the Argun River. The root was adopted into English in the 19th century during the Caucasian War and gained widespread prominence in international geopolitics during the late 20th-century independence conflicts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chechnya" is said worldwide
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Tchétchénie
Transliteration: tʃe.tʃe.ni
"La Tchétchénie est une république de la Fédération de Russie."
Tschtschenien
Transliteration: tʃɛtʃˈeːni̯ən
Script: Tschetschenien
"Tschetschenien liegt im Nordkaukasus."
Cecenia
Transliteration: tʃeˈtʃɛ.nja
"La Cecenia si trova nella regione del Caucaso."
Chechenia
Transliteration: tʃeˈtʃe.nja
"Chechenia es una república rusa."
Chechênia
Transliteration: ʃeˈʃẽ.njɐ
"A Chechênia faz parte da Federação Russa."
चेचेन्या
Transliteration: chechenya
"चेचेन्या रूस का एक संघीय क्षेत्र है।"
车臣
Transliteration: Chēchén
"车臣是俄罗斯联邦的一个共和国。"
체첸
Transliteration: Chechen
"체첸은 캅카스 북부에 위치한 공화국입니다."
チェチェン
Transliteration: Chechen
"チェチェンはロシア連邦の共和国です。"
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