- Chechnya
- or Chechenya or Chechenia or Chechen Republic geographical name republic SE Russia in Europe on N slopes of Caucasus Mountains capital Grozny
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Chechnya
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Chechnya — [chech′nē ə] ethnic region in the N Caucasus, Russia: since 1991 its status as a political subdivision of the Russian Federation has been disputed by the Chechens * * * Chech·nya (chĕchʹnē ə, chĕch nyäʹ) A region of southwest Russia in the… … Universalium
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Chechnya — Chech|nya a small country in the ↑Caucasus Mountains, south of Russia and north of Georgia. Population: about 1 million. Capital: Grozny. The people are mostly Muslim. Chechnya separated from Russia in 1994 and announced that it was an… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Chechnya — Sp Čečėnija Ap Чечня/Chechnya rusiškai Ap Ичкерия/Ichkeriya čečėniškai L RF respublika … Pasaulio vietovardžiai. Internetinė duomenų bazė
Chechnya — Admin ASC 1 Code Orig. name Chechnya Country and Admin Code RU.12 RU … World countries Adminstrative division ASC I-II
Chechnya — /ˈtʃɪtʃniə/ (say chichneeuh) noun a republic on the northern slopes of the Caucasus Mountains; claimed by Russia as one of its constituent republics but not a signatory to the 1992 treaty establishing the Russian Federation; formerly part of the… …
Chechnya Advocacy Network — logo Chechnya Advocacy Network (CAN) is a United States based non government organization that conducts research, awareness, and advocacy on Chechnya and the Chechen people. It is the largest Chechnya specific organization in North America. Its… … Wikipedia
Chechnya Spetsnaz base explosion — was the February 8, 2006, blast at the Russian Defense Ministry s special security unit barracks at Kurchaloi near Grozny, Chechnya, which killed at least 13 Russian special forces troops and injured 28 more, according to the official… … Wikipedia
Chechnya Film Festival — took place in Washington DC 15 18 September 2003, in New York 23 25 September 2003, and was at first planned to take place in Moscow 1 4 October 2003. It has presented a list of documentaries about Chechnya, and as the result of that was… … Wikipedia
Chechnya, Republic of — An ethnic republic of the Russian Federation. The Chechen Republic covers an area of 15,300 square kilometers, and has an estimated population of 1.1 million. Of this population, 93 percent are Chechens; ethnic Russians are 4 percent of the… … Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation
