HyperDic: chechen_republic

English > 1 sense of the expression Chechen Republic:
NOUNlocationChechen Republic, Chechnya, Checheniaan autonomous republic in southwestern Russia in the northern Caucasus Mountains bordering on Georgia
English > Chechen Republic: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningAn autonomous republic in southwestern Russia in the northern Caucasus Mountains bordering on Georgia; declared independence from the USSR in 1991 but Russian troops invaded and continue to prosecute a relentless military campaign in the largely Muslim republic.
SynonymsChechnya, Chechenia
Instance ofgeographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic regionA demarcated area of the Earth
Part ofRussia, Russian FederationA federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia
SpanishChechenia, Chechnya, República de Chechenia
CatalanTxetxènia

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