Tbilisi

[ tuh-buh-lee-see; Russian tbyi-lyee-syi ]

noun
  1. a city in and the capital of the Georgian Republic, in the southeastern part, on the Kura.

  • Formerly Tif·lis [tif-lis; Russian tyi-flyees] /ˈtɪf lɪs; Russian tyɪˈflyis/ .

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Tbilisi

/ (təbɪˈliːsɪ) /


noun
  1. the capital of Georgia, on the Kura River: founded in 458; taken by the Russians in 1801; university (1918); a major industrial centre. Pop: 1 042 000 (2005 est): Russian name: Tiflis

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