Chechnya

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Chechnya
       n : 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 [syn: {Chechenia},


            {Chechen Republic}]