Meanings
Origin
Transliteration of Russian Гро́зный (Gróznyj), from гро́зный (gróznyj, “menacing, formidable, severe, cruel”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic غْرُوزْنِي, جْرُوزْنِي
- غْرُوزْنِي (ḡrūznī)city in Russia
- جْرُوزْنِي (grūznī)city in Russia
Bulgarian Гро́зни
- Гро́зни (Grózni)city in Russia
Chinese Mandarin 格羅茲尼 /格罗兹尼
- 格羅茲尼 /格罗兹尼 (Géluózīní)city in Russia
Czech Groznyj
- Groznyjcity in Russia
Danish Grosnij
- Grosnijcity in Russia
Dutch Grozny
- Groznycity in Russia
Estonian Groznõi
- Groznõicity in Russia
Finnish Groznyi
- Groznyicity in Russia
French Grozny
- Groznycity in Russia
German Grosny
- Grosnycity in Russia
Hebrew גרוזני
- גרוזניcity in Russia
Hungarian Groznij
- Groznijcity in Russia
Japanese グロズヌイ
- グロズヌイ (Gurozunui)city in Russia
Korean 그로즈니
- 그로즈니 (Geurojeuni)city in Russia
Persian گروزنی
- گروزنی (gruzni)city in Russia
Polish Grozny
- Groznycity in Russia
Portuguese Grozny, Grozni
- Groznycity in Russia
- Groznicity in Russia
- Grosnicity in Russia
- Gróznicity in Russia
Russian Гро́зный
- Гро́зный (Gróznyj)city in Russia
Slovak Groznyj
- Groznyjcity in Russia
Spanish Grozni
- Groznicity in Russia
Turkish Grozni
- Groznicity in Russia
Ukrainian Гро́зний, Ґрозний
- Гро́зний (Hróznyj)city in Russia
- Ґрозний (Groznyj)city in Russia
Cite this entry
APA
Grozny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grozny
MLA
“Grozny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grozny. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Grozny,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grozny.
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