adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to the Chechen people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
Chechen
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈtʃɛ.tʃɛn/
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adj
Meaning 2
Of or relating to the Chechen language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Meaning 3
Synonym of Chechnyan: of or relating to Chechnya, a Russian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Qualifier: inexact
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Synonyms: Chechnyan
Antonyms: none provided
name
Meaning 4
The language of the Chechens, a member of the Nakh family.
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noun
Meaning 5
A member of a Nakh people of the northern Caucasus and resident in the Russian republic of Chechnya.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 6
Synonym of Chechnyan: a resident of Chechnya.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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Synonyms: Chechnyan
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 7
of or relating to Chechnya or its people or culture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
Meaning 8
a northern Caucasian language spoken by the Chechen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Caucasian, Caucasian language
noun
Meaning 9
a native or inhabitant of Chechnya
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Russian
History
Etymology
From Russian чечен- (čečen-), the root in чече́нец (čečénec, “a Chechen man”) or чече́нский (čečénskij, “Chechen (adjective)”).
Across languages
Translations
162 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: չեչենական (čʻečʻenakan) — of or relating to the Chechen people
- Azerbaijani: çeçen — of or relating to the Chechen people
- Bengali: শীশানী (śiśani) — of or relating to the Chechen people
- Bulgarian: чече́нски (čečénski) — of or relating to the Chechen people
- Catalan: txetxè — of or relating to the Chechen people
- Chechen: нохчийн (noxčiı̇n) — of or relating to the Chechen people
- Czech: čečenský — of or relating to the Chechen people
- Danish: tjetjensk — of or relating to the Chechen people
- Dutch: Tsjetsjeens — of or relating to the Chechen people
- Esperanto: ĉeĉena — of or relating to the Chechen people
- Finnish: tšetšenialainen — of or relating to the Chechen people
- West-Frisian: Tsjetsjeensk — of or relating to the Chechen people
- Georgian: ჩეჩნური (čečnuri) — of or relating to the Chechen people
- Georgian: ჩეჩნეთის (čečnetis) — of or relating to the Chechen people
- German: tschetschenisch — of or relating to the Chechen people
- Irish: Seisniach — of or relating to the Chechen people
- Kazakh: шешен (şeşen) — of or relating to the Chechen people
- Marathi: चेचेन (cecen) — of or relating to the Chechen people
- Norwegian Bokmål: tsjetsjensk — of or relating to the Chechen people
- Norwegian Nynorsk: tsjetsjensk — of or relating to the Chechen people
- Polish: czeczeński — of or relating to the Chechen people
- Portuguese: checheno — of or relating to the Chechen people
- Portuguese: tchetcheno — of or relating to the Chechen people
- Romanian: cecen — of or relating to the Chechen people
- Russian: чече́нский (čečénskij) — of or relating to the Chechen people
- Slovak: čečenský — of or relating to the Chechen people
- Spanish: checheno — of or relating to the Chechen people
- Swedish: tjetjensk — of or relating to the Chechen people
- Ukrainian: чече́нський (čečénsʹkyj) — of or relating to the Chechen people
- Abkhaz: Чачан Бышәа (Čačan Bəŝwa) — language
- Arabic: شِيشَان (šīšān) — language
- Armenian: չեչեներեն (čʻečʻeneren) — language
- Azerbaijani: çeçen dili — language
- Azerbaijani: çeçencə — language
- Bengali: শীশানী (śiśani) — language
- Breton: Tchetcheneg — language
- Catalan: txetxè — language
- Chechen: нохчийн мотт (noxčiı̇n mott) — language
- Chechen: нохчийн (noxčiı̇n) — language
- Chinese Mandarin: 車臣語 /车臣语 (Chēchén yǔ) — language
- Czech: čečenština — language
- Danish: tjetjensk — language
- Dutch: Tsjetsjeens — language
- Finnish: tšetšeeni — language
- Flemish: Tsjetsjeens — language
- French: tchétchène — language
- Galician: checheno — language
- Georgian: ჩაჩნური ენა (čačnuri ena) — language
- Georgian: ჩეჩნური (čečnuri) — language
- German: Tschetschenisch — language
- Greek: τσετσενικά (tsetseniká) — language
- Gujarati: ચેચેન (cecen) — language
- Hebrew: צ׳צ׳נית (chechenít) — language
- Hindi: चेचेन (cecen) — language
- Hindi: चेचन (cecan) — language
- Hungarian: csecsen — language
- Icelandic: téténska — language
- Icelandic: tsjétsjénska — language
- Ingush: нохчий мотт (noxčiı̇ mott) — language
- Irish: Seisnis — language
- Italian: ceceno — language
- Japanese: チェチェン語 (Chechen-go) — language
- Kazakh: шешен тілі (şeşen tılı) — language
- Korean: 체첸어 (Chechen-eo) — language
- Latvian: Čečenu valoda — language
- Marathi: चेचेन (cecen) — language
- Moksha: чеченонь (čečenoń) — language
- Norwegian Bokmål: tsjetsjensk — language
- Norwegian Nynorsk: tsjetsjensk — language
- Ossetian: цӕцӕйнаг ӕвзаг (cæcæjnag ævzag) — language
- Persian: چچنی (čečeni) — language
- Polish: czeczeński — language
- Portuguese: checheno — language
- Portuguese: tchetcheno — language
- Romanian: cecenă — language
- Romanian: limba cecenă — language
- Russian: чече́нский (čečénskij) — language
- Serbo-Croatian: чеченски — language
- Serbo-Croatian: чеченски језик — language
- Serbo-Croatian: čečenski — language
- Serbo-Croatian: čečenski jezik — language
- Slovak: čečenčina — language
- Spanish: checheno — language
- Swedish: tjetjenska — language
- Turkish: Çeçence — language
- Ukrainian: чече́нська (čečénsʹka) — language
- Walloon: Tchetchene — language
- Abkhaz: ачечен (ačečen) — A member of the Chechen people
- Arabic: شِيشَانِيّ (šīšāniyy) — A member of the Chechen people
- Arabic: شِيشَانِيَّة (šīšāniyya) — A member of the Chechen people
- Armenian: չեչեն (čʻečʻen) — A member of the Chechen people
- Avar: чачанав (čačanaw) — A member of the Chechen people
- Avar: чачанай (čačanaj) — A member of the Chechen people
- Avar: буртияв (burtijaw) — A member of the Chechen people
- Avar: буртияй (burtijaj) — A member of the Chechen people
- Azerbaijani: çeçen — A member of the Chechen people
- Belarusian: чачэ́нец (čačénjec) — A member of the Chechen people
- Belarusian: чачэ́нка (čačénka) — A member of the Chechen people
- Belarusian: чэчэ́нец (čečénjec) — A member of the Chechen people
- Belarusian: чэчэ́нка (čečénka) — A member of the Chechen people
- Bengali: শীশানী (śiśani) — A member of the Chechen people
- Bulgarian: чече́нец (čečénec) — A member of the Chechen people
- Bulgarian: чече́нка (čečénka) — A member of the Chechen people
- Bulgarian: чече́нче (čečénče) — A member of the Chechen people
- Catalan: txetxè — A member of the Chechen people
- Catalan: txetxena — A member of the Chechen people
- Chechen: нохчи (noxči) — A member of the Chechen people
- Chechen: нохчо (noxčo) — A member of the Chechen people
- Chinese Mandarin: 車臣人 /车臣人 (chēchénrén) — A member of the Chechen people
- East Circassian: шэшэн (šɛšɛn) — A member of the Chechen people
- East Circassian: мышгыч (məšɣəč) — A member of the Chechen people
- West Circassian: чэчен (čɛčen) — A member of the Chechen people
- West Circassian: шэшэн (šɛšɛn) — A member of the Chechen people
- West Circassian: мышгыч (məšɣəč) — A member of the Chechen people
- Czech: Čečenec — A member of the Chechen people
- Czech: Čečenka — A member of the Chechen people
- Danish: tjetjener — A member of the Chechen people
- Dutch: Tsjetsjeen — A member of the Chechen people
- Dutch: Tsjetsjeense — A member of the Chechen people
- Esperanto: ĉeĉeno — A member of the Chechen people
- Estonian: tšetšeeni keel — A member of the Chechen people
- Finnish: tšetšeeni — A member of the Chechen people
- French: Tchétchène — A member of the Chechen people
- Georgian: ჩეჩენი (čečeni) — A member of the Chechen people
- German: Tschetschene — A member of the Chechen people
- German: Tschetschenin — A member of the Chechen people
- Hindi: चेचेन (cecen) — A member of the Chechen people
- Hungarian: csecsen — A member of the Chechen people
- Ingush: нохчий (noxčii) — A member of the Chechen people
- Irish: Seisniach — A member of the Chechen people
- Italian: ceceno — A member of the Chechen people
- Italian: cecena — A member of the Chechen people
- Japanese: チェチェン人 (chechenjin) — A member of the Chechen people
- Kazakh: шешен (şeşen) — A member of the Chechen people
- Korean: 체첸인 (chechenin) — A member of the Chechen people
- Macedonian: Чеченец (Čečenec) — A member of the Chechen people
- Macedonian: Чеченка (Čečenka) — A member of the Chechen people
- Marathi: चेचेन (cecen) — A member of the Chechen people
- Mingrelian: ჩეჩენი (čečeni) — A member of the Chechen people
- Norwegian Bokmål: tsjetsjener — A member of the Chechen people
- Norwegian Nynorsk: tsjetsjenar — A member of the Chechen people
- Ossetian: цӕцӕйнаг (cæcæjnag) — A member of the Chechen people
- Polish: Czeczen — A member of the Chechen people
- Polish: Czeczenka — A member of the Chechen people
- Portuguese: checheno — A member of the Chechen people
- Portuguese: tchetcheno — A member of the Chechen people
- Romanian: cecen — A member of the Chechen people
- Romanian: cecenă — A member of the Chechen people
- Russian: чече́нец (čečénec) — A member of the Chechen people
- Russian: чече́нка (čečénka) — A member of the Chechen people
- Spanish: checheno — A member of the Chechen people
- Swedish: tjetjen — A member of the Chechen people
- Swedish: tjetjener — A member of the Chechen people
- Tajik: чечен (čečen) — A member of the Chechen people
- Tatar: чечен (çeçen) — A member of the Chechen people
- Turkish: Çeçen — A member of the Chechen people
- Ottoman Turkish: چچن (çeçen) — A member of the Chechen people
- Ukrainian: чече́нець (čečénecʹ) — A member of the Chechen people
- Ukrainian: чече́нка (čečénka) — A member of the Chechen people
- Uzbek: chechen — A member of the Chechen people
- Yiddish: טשעטשניער (tshetshnyer) — A member of the Chechen people
- Yiddish: טשעטשניערין (tshetshnyerin) — A member of the Chechen people
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