Chuvash — Chuvash, República Autónoma de … Enciclopedia Universal
Chuvash — Ethnic group. At 1.6 million, the Chuvash are Russia’s fourth largest ethnic minority. Their origins can be dated to the establishment of the Volga Bulgar state in the 10th century. Ethnically, the Chuvash are a mixture of Turkic Bulgars and… … Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation
Chuvash — /chooh vahsh /; Russ. /chyooh vahsh /, n., pl. Chuvashes, Chuvashi /chooh vah shee/; Russ. /chyooh vah shi, vu shi /, (esp. collectively) Chuvash for 1. 1. a member of a people of mixed Uralic and Altaic ancestry who live in the middle Volga… … Universalium
Chuvash — 1. adjective From, or pertaining to, Chuvashia 2. noun a) Someone from, or pertaining to Chuvashia b) An agglutinative language of the Bolgar branch of the Turkic language family and is spoken west of the … Wiktionary
Chuvash — Chu•vash [[t]tʃuˈvɑʃ[/t]] n. pl. Chu•vash•es, Chu•va•shi [[t]tʃuˈvɑ ʃi[/t]] (esp. collectively)Chu•vash 1) peo a member of a people of the middle Volga River basin in the Russian Federation, living mainly in the Chuvash Autonomous Republic 2) peo … From formal English to slang
Chuvash — adj. pertaining to Chuvashi people n. member of people of mixed Uralic and Altaic descent who live in western Russia n. Turkic language spoken by the Chuvash … English contemporary dictionary
Chuvash — [ tʃu:vα:ʃ] noun (plural same) 1》 a member of a people living in Chuvashia, an autonomous republic in Russia. 2》 the Turkic language of the Chuvash … English new terms dictionary
Chuvash — /tʃʊˈvaʃ/ (say choo vahsh) noun 1. a people making up the majority of the population of Chuvashia. 2. (plural Chuvash or Chuvashes) a member of this people. 3. the Turkic language of this people. –adjective 4. of or relating to this people or… …
Chuvash — noun 1. a member of a people of Turkic speech living in the Volga region in eastern Russia • Hypernyms: ↑Turki 2. the Turkic language spoken by the Chuvash • Hypernyms: ↑Turki, ↑Turkic, ↑Turko Tatar, ↑Turkic language … Useful english dictionary
Chuvash language — Chuvash Чӑвашла, Čăvašla Pronunciation [tɕəʋaʂˈla] Spoken in Russia Region Chuvashia … Wikipedia