North Ossetia

American  

noun

1. an autonomous republic in southern European Russia, in the northern Caucasus. 3,100 sq. mi. (8,029 sq. km) Vladikavkaz.

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Example Sentences

He fought in Chechnya and in a brief war in North Ossetia in the 1990s, and later took part in Russia’s military intervention in Syria.

From The Wall Street Journal

Authorities in the nearby Russian regions of Ingushetia and North Ossetia reported drone strikes on Wednesday morning.

From BBC

Later, he was deployed to Mozdok in the Caucasus republic of North Ossetia, which Russia used as a base for its wars in Chechnya.

From New York Times

On Wednesday, officials in Russia’s southern region of North Ossetia, where the only land crossing checkpoint to Georgia is located, restricted cars from other regions from entering in an effort to stem the exodus.

From Seattle Times

On Wednesday, Russia’s North Ossetia republic imposed restrictions on cars arriving from other parts of the country.

From New York Times