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Name Chechnya
Type Political Subdivision
Usage Russian, English
Scripts Чечня(Russian)
Pronounced Pron. chich-NYA(Russian) CHECH-nee-ə(English) CHECH-nyee-ə(English)
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

Means "(place) of the Chechens", derived from the Russian name for the Chechen people. The exonym is of uncertain meaning, with Russian folk etymologies suggesting that it originates from the name of a village; on the other hand, it may be derived from the Kabardian name Шашан (Shashan). This is the name of a federal subject of Russia.
Added 5/16/2016 by HL