Vladikavkaz

American  

[vlad-i-kahf-kahz, vluh-dyi-kuhf-kahs] / ˌvlæd ɪ kɑfˈkɑz, vlə djɪ kʌfˈkɑs /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of North Ossetia, in southern Russia.

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Vladikavkaz British  

/ vlədikafˈkas /

noun

1. Former names: Dzaudzhikau, Ordzhonikidze. a city in S Russia, capital of the North Ossetian Republic on the N slopes of the Caucasus. Pop: 318 000 (2005 est)

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Vladikavkaz

At a military cemetery in Vladikavkaz, capital of the Russian republic of North Ossetia on Tuesday a cemetery assistant and florist, Olga Gryaznova, said:

From Reuters ● Aug. 23, 2022

“The only people who know what’s really happening there are the guys who are fighting there,” she said in a phone interview from the city of Vladikavkaz.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2022

That day Alexey Soldatov, head of the Kurchatov office, was far out of town, in Vladikavkaz in the North Caucasus.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2016

By then, Dzagoev had already spent four years training with Alania Vladikavkaz, apparently encouraged in his football by his mother, who, he claims, can do 10 keepie-ups standing on one leg.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 15, 2012

This business did well until the construction of the railway to Vladikavkaz, which greatly diminished the importance of Taganrog as a port and a trading centre.

From Letters of Anton Chekhov by Constance Garnett

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