| LC control no. | sh 85022813 |
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| LC classification | DK34.C42 Soviet Union DK510.35.C45 Russia (Federation) |
| Topical heading | Chechens |
| Variant(s) | Chechen |
| See also | Ethnology--Caucasus Ethnology--Russia (Federation) |
| Found in | Am. heritage dict. (Chechen: a native or inhabitant of Chechnya, Chechens) Britannica Micro.: v. 3, p. 145 (Chechenia's inhabitants include the Chechen, the predominant ethnic group. The Chechen and Ingush are both Muslim and two of the many Caucasian Mountain peoples whose language belongs to the Nakh group. Traditionally independent, the Chechen and other Caucasian tribes long resisted Russian conquest, esp. in the 19th century.) |
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