Etymology

Cheget

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Today it means: A "nuclear briefcase" held by the Russian president and used to control Russia's nuclear forces. Full definition →

Russian Чегет
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromЧегет
  2. English todayCheget

From Russian Чегет (Čeget), named after Mount Cheget in Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia.

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