Chechen
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- adjective
- While Islamist terrorism threatens U.S. security, the Chechen conflict threatens both Russian security and its territorial integrity.
- Chechen war
- Chechen resistance
- Chechen separatists
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Watch on YouTubeAnd that became the justification for a second Chechen war.
- And that became the justification for a second Chechen war.
- The only term I could use to describe the whole thing is something dating from the terms of the First Chechen war.
- There were neo Nazis fighting alongside Chechen like militants who are on the same side.
Examples
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The Chechen people have a rich tradition of storytelling that reflects their history.
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Special seats were set aside in parliament for Christian, Chechen, Circassian, and Bedouin minorities.
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"I was wondering, in February 1944, was my father in the Chechen military district?"
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And that second Chechen war was pursued successfully in part because the Russians had prepared for it well in advance.
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The Russian authorities blame the terrorist attack on Chechen separatists.
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By 1999, when the second Chechen war broke out, two resistance groups had emerged: nationalists and jihadists.
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Western politicians sympathetic to Chechen nationalism will certainly side with Zakaev.
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One contributor to Chechenpress proclaimed that the Chechen people are more the victims of Islamists than of Putin.
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She attended a seminar about Chechen culture and its historical significance.
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Many Chechen artists express their experiences through powerful visual art.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chechen comes from the place name Chechnya, the home of the Chechen people, so it is used to describe something 'from Chechnya'.