Ossetia

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

noun

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

Ossetia

/ ɒˈsɛtjə; ɒˈsiːtjə /

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

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.

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Three years after a short war between Russia and Georgia for control of the region, South Ossetia reveals its unhealed scars.

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The Moscow-appointed administrator for South Ossetia, Vitaly Denisov, looked tired the other day.

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Since Dzhioyeva's election, Russia has increased South Ossetia's isolation.

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