Ichkeria

Ichkeria

English

Ichkeria [1] marked in green on a modern map of Northeast Caucasus

Etymology

Likely ultimately from Kumyk ичгери (içgeri, “inner, internal, interior”), via Russian Ичке́рия (Ičkérija). See it for more.

Proper noun

Ichkeria

1. (historical) A region encompassing the highlands of eastern Chechnya.
2. A partially-recognised secessionist Chechen Republic of this region.

Translations

Belarusian: Ічке́рыя f (Ičkjéryja) Bulgarian: Ичке́рия f (Ičkérija) Czech: Ičkerie f Esperanto: Iĉkerio Estonian: Itškeeria French: Itchkérie (fr) f Georgian: იჩქერია (ičkeria) German: Itschkerien n Hungarian: Icskeria Japanese: イチケリア (ichikeria) Polish: Iczkeria f Russian: Ичке́рия (ru) f (Ičkérija) Slovak: Ičkéria f Turkish: İçkerya Ukrainian: Ічке́рія f (Ičkérija)