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Chechen

[ chuh-chen ]

/ tʃəˈtʃɛn /

noun, plural Che·chens, (especially collectively) Che·chen for 1.

a member of a Sunni Muslim people living in the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Republic and adjacent areas, closely related to the Ingush.

the Caucasian language spoken by the Chechen.

Example sentences from the Web for chechen

A year ago at a public meeting Kadyrov accused the NGO and its JMG lawyers of being “enemies of the Chechen people.”

Putin’s Favorite Acolyte Terrorizes Human Rights Activists |Anna Nemtsova |December 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But Chechen leader Kadyrov does not think that Committee Against Torture was needed in Chechnya.

Putin’s Favorite Acolyte Terrorizes Human Rights Activists |Anna Nemtsova |December 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Outside, again, tensions have not been this high in the Chechen capital for years.

Where Chechens Go to Escape Their Surreal Past—and Risky Present |Anna Nemtsova |December 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
On it a young beardless man speaks Chechen and Arabic with a soft accent.

Fierce Fighting in Grozny Raises Specter of ISIS Influence in Russia |Anna Nemtsova |December 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

In 2012 Chechen authorities reported turnout at 99.55 percent.

Ramzan Kadyrov: The Man Between Putin and ISIS |Anna Nemtsova |October 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for chechen

Chechen

/ (ˈtʃɛtʃɛn) /

noun plural -chens or -chen

a member of a people of Russia, speaking a Circassian language and chiefly inhabiting the Chechen Republic