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Tiflis

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/ tɪfˈliːs /

noun

  1. transliteration of the Russian name for Tbilisi

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The Trans-Caucasian Constituent Assembly, in session at Tiflis on March 21, refused to ratify the peace treaty with Germany, and urged immediate war.

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E. of Tiflis, there is a thick bed of the pure salt about 5 ft. below the surface, and at Balalpashinsk there are lakes or ponds the waters of which are an almost pure solution.

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We reached Tiflis, the capital of Georgia, in January, and remained there until after the capture of Kars by the English and Turks.

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It was taken to Tiflis, and buried in the monastery of St David.

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A literary monthly has made its appearance at Tiflis, in the Georgian language.

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