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Tskhinvali

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

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

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

From The Guardian • May 5, 2016

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

From The Guardian • May 5, 2016

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

From Time Magazine Archive

"We have not had light or water for days," says Angelina Gasiyeva, a doctor from Tskhinvali, clutching her 15-month-old daughter in a monastery on the Russian side of the border.

From Time Magazine Archive

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