Ichkeria

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proper noun

A geographic region encompassing the highlands of eastern Chechnya, Russia.

Originkum ичгери ← Russian Ичке́рия →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA geographic region encompassing the highlands of eastern Chechnya, Russia.
  2. historicalA former separatist state that controlled most of the modern republics of Chechnya and Ingushetia, Russia, from 1991 to 2000. Official name: Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.

Origin

  1. RussianИчке́рия
  2. kumичгери“inner, internal, interior”
  3. EnglishIchkeria

Likely ultimately from Kumyk ичгери (içgeri, “inner, internal, interior”), via Russian Ичке́рия (Ičkérija). See it for more.

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Translations

Bulgarian Ичке́рия
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Czech Ičkerie
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Esperanto Iĉkerio
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Estonian Itškeeria
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Finnish Itškeria
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French Itchkérie
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German Itschkerien
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Hungarian Icskeria
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Japanese イチケリア
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Polish Iczkeria
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Russian Ичке́рия
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Slovak Ičkéria
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Turkish İçkerya
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Ukrainian Ічке́рія
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Urdu اچکیریہ
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Cite this entry
APA

Ichkeria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ichkeria

MLA

“Ichkeria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ichkeria. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ichkeria,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ichkeria.

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