Ingushetia

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/ɪŋɡʊˈʃɛtiə/

proper noun

A republic and federal subject of Russia in the Caucasus. Capital: Magas.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A republic and federal subject of Russia in the Caucasus. Capital: Magas.

Origin

  1. Georgianინგუშეთი
  2. RussianИнгуше́тия“[place] of the Ingush”
  3. EnglishIngushetia

Borrowed from Russian Ингуше́тия (Ingušétija, “[place] of the Ingush”), itself from Georgian ინგუშეთი (ingušeti).

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Translations

Arabic إِنْغُوشِيتِيَا, إنغوشيا
  • إِنْغُوشِيتِيَا (ʔinḡūšītiyā)federal subject of Russia
  • إنغوشياfederal subject of Russia
Bulgarian Ингуше́тия
  • Ингуше́тия (Ingušétija)federal subject of Russia
Catalan Ingúixia
  • Ingúixiafederal subject of Russia
Chinese Mandarin 印古什, 印古什共和國 /印古什共和国
  • 印古什 (Yìngǔshí)federal subject of Russia
  • 印古什共和國 /印古什共和国 (Yìngǔshí Gònghéguó)federal subject of Russia
Czech Ingušsko
  • Ingušskofederal subject of Russia
Danish Ingusjien, Ingusjetien
  • Ingusjienfederal subject of Russia
  • Ingusjetienfederal subject of Russia
Dutch Ingoesjetië
  • Ingoesjetiëfederal subject of Russia
Esperanto Inguŝujo, Inguŝio
  • Inguŝujofederal subject of Russia
  • Inguŝiofederal subject of Russia
Estonian Inguššia
  • Inguššiafederal subject of Russia
Finnish Ingušia
  • Ingušiafederal subject of Russia
French Ingouchie
  • Ingouchiefederal subject of Russia
German Inguschetien
  • Inguschetienfederal subject of Russia
Hindi इन्गुशेतिया
  • इन्गुशेतिया (inguśetiyā)federal subject of Russia
Icelandic Ingúsjetía
  • Ingúsjetíafederal subject of Russia
Irish an Iongúiséit
  • an Iongúiséitfederal subject of Russia
Italian Inguscezia
  • Ingusceziafederal subject of Russia
Japanese イングーシ, イングーシ共和国
  • イングーシ (Ingūshi)federal subject of Russia
  • イングーシ共和国 (Ingūshi-kyōwakoku)federal subject of Russia
Korean 인구시
  • 인구시 (In'gusi)federal subject of Russia
Latvian Ingušija
  • Ingušijafederal subject of Russia
Lithuanian Ingušija
  • Ingušijafederal subject of Russia
Persian اینگوشتیا
  • اینگوشتیا (ingušetiyâ)federal subject of Russia
Polish Inguszetia
  • Inguszetiafederal subject of Russia
Portuguese Inguchétia
  • Inguchétiafederal subject of Russia
Romanian Ingușetia
  • Ingușetiafederal subject of Russia
Russian Ингуше́тия
  • Ингуше́тия (Ingušétija)federal subject of Russia
Slovak Ingušsko
  • Ingušskofederal subject of Russia
Spanish Ingushetia, Ingusetia
  • Ingushetiafederal subject of Russia
  • Ingusetiafederal subject of Russia
Swedish Ingusjien
  • Ingusjienfederal subject of Russia
Thai อิงกูเชเตีย
  • อิงกูเชเตีย (ing-guu-chee-dtiia)federal subject of Russia
Turkish İnguşya
  • İnguşyafederal subject of Russia
Ukrainian Інгуше́тія
  • Інгуше́тія (Inhušétija)federal subject of Russia
Cite this entry
APA

Ingushetia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ingushetia

MLA

“Ingushetia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ingushetia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ingushetia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ingushetia.

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