Etymology

Chechnya

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Today it means: A republic and federal subject of Russia, in the northern Caucasus. Official name: Chechen Republic. Capital: Grozny. Full definition →

Russian Чечня́
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  1. Russian · derived fromЧечня́“[place] of the Chechens”
  2. English todayChechnya

From Russian Чечня́ (Čečnjá, “[place] of the Chechens”), derived from East Circassian.

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