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Chu⋅va⋅shi⋅a

  [choo-vah-shee-uh]
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–noun
an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation, in the basin of the Volga River in central Russia. 1,346,000; 7066 sq. mi. (18,300 sq. km). Capital: Cheboksary.
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Chu·va·shi·a   (chōō-vä'shē-ə)   
An autonomous republic of western Russia in the Volga River valley. Conquered by the Mongols in the 13th and 14th centuries, the area came under Russian rule in 1552. It became an autonomous region in 1920 and an autonomous republic in 1925. In 1992 Chuvashia was a signatory to the agreement that created the Russian Federation.
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