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nounan 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
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- chechen a native or inhabitant of Chechnya
- chechen of or relating to Chechnya or its people or culture
- grozny the capital of Chechnya in southwestern Russia; center of extensive oil fields
- groznyy the capital of Chechnya in southwestern Russia; center of extensive oil fields
- groznyy the capital of Chechnya in southwestern Russia; center of extensive oil fields