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Definition of ossetia in English English dictionary
- An ethnolinguistic region located on both sides of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, largely inhabited by the Ossetians. Northern part of the region forms North Ossetia-Alania federal subject of Russia. The southern part is South Ossetia
- A region in the Caucasus on the border of Russia and Georgia
- North Ossetia
- A federal subject of Russia located in the Northern Caucasus mountains
- North Ossetia-Alania
- Formal name of North Ossetia, a federal subject of Russia
- South Ossetia
- A disputed region in the South Caucasus. Formally recognized as a part of Georgia by most countries, but de facto an independent country fully named Republic of South Ossetia, with capital city Tskhinvali
- South Ossetia
- A region of northern Georgia in the central Caucasus bordering on Russia. Annexed by Russia in the early 19th century, South Ossetia became a part of Georgia in 1922. Following Georgian independence from the USSR in 1991, the region was the scene of conflict between Ossetian separatists and Georgian government forces
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Os·se·tiaTurkish pronunciation
äsişyıPronunciation
/ˌäˈsēsʜyə/ /ˌɑːˈsiːʃjə/
Etymology
() From Russian Осетия (Osétija), from Georgian ოსეთი (oset’i).Resimler
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