Chechnya
/ˈt͡ʃɛtʃ.ni.ə/
Chechnya proper noun: a republic and federal subject of Russia, in the northern Caucasus. Official name: Chechen Republic. Capital: Grozny.
Proper noun
Chechnya
- A republic and federal subject of Russia, in the northern Caucasus. Official name: Chechen Republic. Capital: Grozny.
Chechnya meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
Chechnya in Hindi
- republic of Russia
- चेचन्या cecnyā
Chechnya in Tamil
- republic of Russia
- செச்சினியா cecciṉiyā
Chechnya in Urdu
- republic of Russia
- چیچنیا cecanyā
Chechnya in Bengali
- republic of Russia
- শীশান śīśan
More languagesFewer languages
- Chechnya in Arabic
- الشِّيشَان aš-šīšān
- Chechnya in Persian
- چچنستان čečenestân, چچن čečen, چچنیا čečniyâ
- Chechnya in Thai
- เชชเนีย chee-chá-niia, เชเชน chee-cheen
Forms of Chechnya
| alternative form | Chechenia |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Chechneya |
| alternative form | Chechnia |
| alternative form | Chechniya |
Origin of Chechnya
From Russian Чечня́ (Čečnjá, “[place] of the Chechens”), derived from East Circassian.
Words formed from Chechnya
Questions about Chechnya
- What does Chechnya mean?
- Chechnya means a republic and federal subject of Russia, in the northern Caucasus. Official name: Chechen Republic. Capital: Grozny.
- What is Chechnya in Hindi?
- Chechnya in Hindi is चेचन्या (cecnyā). See Chechnya meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Chechnya?
- Chechnya is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Chechnya?
- Chechnya is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɛtʃ.ni.ə/ (UK).
Words near Chechnya in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Chechnya (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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