(also Chechenia)Translate Chechnya | into French | into German |
into Italian Definition of Chechnya - an autonomous republic in
the Caucasus in SW Russia, on the border with Georgia;
population 1,205,800 (est. 2009); capital, Grozny. The republic
declared itself independent of Russia in 1991 and was invaded by
Russian forces (1994). A peace treaty agreed the withdrawal of
troops, but the Russians invaded again in 1999. Also called
Chechen Republic.