noun
Chechnya; Chechen Republic
A place name referring to Chechnya, especially the Chechen Republic within Russia. Often appears as チェチェン共和国 when the political entity is meant explicitly.
from Russian čečen
チェチェンはロシア連邦を構成する共和国の一つです。
Chechnya is one of the republics that make up the Russian Federation.
新聞でチェチェンの情勢について読んだ。
I read about the situation in Chechnya in the newspaper.