South Ossetia

noun

1. a region in N Georgia, on the S side of the Caucasus Range. 1,506 sq. mi. (3,900 sq. km).

South Ossetia

/ əˈsiːʃə /

noun

1. a disputed region in Georgia on the S slopes of the Caucasus Mountains; in 1990 it voted to join Russia, leading to armed conflict with Georgian forces; it became an autonomous region in 1997 but later lost this status under a nationwide reorganization of local government; it declared itself an independent republic in 2008 following armed conflict in the region between Russian and Georgian forces. Capital: Tskhinvali. Pop: about 70 000 (2000 est). Area: 3900 sq km (1500 sq miles) Georgian nameTskhinvali Also calledSouth Ossetian Autonomous Region

Example Sentences

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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To this day, Russian troops occupy the Georgian provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, which have declared independence.

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