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Tskhinvali

American  
[skin-vuh-lee, tskin-, tskhyeen-vuh-lyi] / ˈskɪn və li, ˈtskɪn-, ˈtsxjin və ljɪ /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of the South Ossetian Autonomous Region, NW of Tbilisi.


Tskhinvali British  
/ ˈtskɪnˌvɑːlɪ /

noun

  1. the Georgian name for South Ossetia

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In Georgia, shepherds who've strayed too close to the border have been imprisoned in Tskhinvali, South Ossetia, their families left with no idea of when their husband, father, brother, or son might return home.

From Salon Nov. 8, 2020

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Russian troops listen to a victory concert in Tskhinvali, South Ossetia, in 2008.

From The Guardian May 5, 2016

In 2008, he conducted Shostakovich’s Leningrad Symphony No 7 in the ruined South Ossetian capital Tskhinvali.

From The Guardian May 5, 2016

This woman, Varvara Gogidze, 92, is carried to safety by one of her neighbors Show of strength Russian soldiers relax during a lull in fighting in Tskhinvali.

From Time Magazine Archive

Below the ribbons, the slogan "Tskhinvali, We're Together" is written in bold, red block letters.

From Time Magazine Archive

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