English noun: Chechenia | |||
1. | Chechenia (location) 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 | ||
Synonyms | Chechen Republic, Chechnya | ||
Instance hypernym | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | ||
Part meronym | Russia, Russian Federation | ||