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Definition of Chechnya

1. Noun. An 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.

Definition of Chechnya

1. Proper noun. A federal subject of Russia located in the Northern Caucasus mountains. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chechnya

Literary usage of Chechnya

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Landmine Monitor Report 2000: Toward a Mine-Free World by International Campaign to Ban Land Mines, International Campaign to Ban Landmines (2000)
"Background In September 1991, Chechnya proclaimed independence from Russia, and adopted the full name Chechen Republic Ichkeria. On 11 December 1994, ..."

2. Regional Peacekeepers: The Paradox of Russian Peacekeeping by John Mackinlay, Peter Cross (2003)
"This was unfortunate, since there was an opportunity to implement a peacekeeping operation in Chechnya, and several ways to do it. This chapter will discuss ..."

3. Landmine Monitor Report 1999: Toward a Mine-free World by International Campaign to Ban Land Mines (1999)
"... respirators, and facilities properly to handle and store blood.49 Chechnya Background In September 1991, Chechnya proclaimed independence from Russia. ..."

4. Landmine Monitor Report 2002: toward a mine-free world by International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Human Rights Watch (Organization). (2002)
"Background In September 1991, Chechnya declared independence from Russia, and adopted the name Chechen Republic "Ichkeria." On 11 December 1994, ..."

5. Russia, the Ingush-Ossetian Conflict in the Prigorodnyi Region by Human Rights Watch, Helsinki Staff, Jeri Laber, Human Rights Watch, Rachel Denber, Human Rights Watch (Organization) (1996)
"... the restive Chechens who eventually declared the independence of Chechnya in 32 Birch, "Ossetia," p. 55. "Ibid. 34 Helsinki Watch, Continuing Legacy, p. ..."

6. World Report 2004: The Events of 2003 by Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch (Organization (2004)
"Alexander Pushkin, "Confession" (1826) The armed conflict in Chechnya, now in its fourth year, is the rnost serious human rights crisis of the new decade in ..."

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