Ossetia

[ o-see-shuh; Russian uh-sye-tyi-yuh ]

/ ɒˈsi ʃə; Russian ʌˈsyɛ tyɪ yə /

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noun

a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.

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Words nearby Ossetia

ossature, ossein, osselet, osseous, Osset, Ossetia, Ossetian, Ossetic, Ossi, ossia, Ossian

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How to use Ossetia in a sentence

What would the implications of that commitment have been in 2008, during the Russo-Georgian war in Ossetia?
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Georgia lost the war in 2008 and Russia still occupies Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Georgia Crackdown Threatens U.S. Ties|Eli Lake|November 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Three years after a short war between Russia and Georgia for control of the region, South Ossetia reveals its unhealed scars.
Alla Dzhioyeva Hospitalized After Police Raid|Anna Nemtsova|February 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The Moscow-appointed administrator for South Ossetia, Vitaly Denisov, looked tired the other day.
Alla Dzhioyeva Hospitalized After Police Raid|Anna Nemtsova|February 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Since Dzhioyeva's election, Russia has increased South Ossetia's isolation.
Alla Dzhioyeva Hospitalized After Police Raid|Anna Nemtsova|February 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Ossetia

Ossetia

/ (ɒˈsiːtjə, ɒˈsɛtjə) /

noun

a region of central Asia, in the Caucasus: consists administratively of the North Ossetian Republic in Russia and South Ossetia (formerly an Autonomous Region) in Georgia

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