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chechnya

/ˈt͡ʃɛtʃ.ni.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables
chech-nya
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃɛtʃ.ni.ə/
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A republic and federal subject of Russia, in the northern Caucasus. Official name: Chechen Republic. Capital: Grozny.

Etymology

From Russian Чечня́ (Čečnjá, “[place] of the Chechens”), derived from East Circassian.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Чечня́, -

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈt͡ʃɛtʃ.ni.ə/
  • British English: /ˈt͡ʃɛtʃ.ni.ə/

Inflected Forms

Chechenia (alternative) Chechneya (alternative) Chechnia (alternative) Chechniya (alternative)

Derived Forms

Chechnyan

Frequently Paired Words

Chechen

Questions

How do you pronounce chechnya?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃɛtʃ.ni.ə/.
What does chechnya mean?
A republic and federal subject of Russia, in the northern Caucasus. Official name: Chechen Republic. Capital: Grozny.
Where does chechnya come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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