Ingush

English

Etymology

From Russian Ингуши (Inguši), from Ангушт (Angušt), a former important settlement of the people.

Noun

Ingush (plural Ingushes or Ingush)

  1. A member of a Nakh people of the northeastern Caucasus, now mostly Sunni Muslim and resident in the Russian republic of Ingushetia.
  2. (inexact) Synonym of Ingushetian: a resident of Ingushetia.

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Proper noun

Ingush

  1. The language of the Ingush, a member of the Nakh family.

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Adjective

Ingush (comparative more Ingush, superlative most Ingush)

  1. Of or related to the Ingush people.
  2. Of or related to the Ingush language.
  3. (inexact) Synonym of Ingushetian: of or related to Ingushetia, a Russian republic in the northeastern Caucasus.

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