Etymology

Ingush

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Today it means: A member of a Nakh people of the northeastern Caucasus, now mostly Sunni Muslim and resident in the Russian republic of Ingushetia. Full definition →

Russian ингуши
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  1. Russian · derived fromингуши
  2. English todayIngush

From Russian ингуши (inguši), from Ангушт (Angušt), a former important settlement of the people.

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