Ossetia
[ o-see-shuh; Russian uh-sye-tyi-yuh ]
/ ɒˈsi ʃə; Russian ʌˈsyɛ tyɪ yə /
noun
a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
Example sentences from the Web for ossetia
What would the implications of that commitment have been in 2008, during the Russo-Georgian war in Ossetia?
Take John McCain’s Russia Advice and You Might Get Another Cold War |Michael Tomasky |March 3, 2014 |DAILY BEASTThey moved their missile launchers into Ossetia [the breakaway province they fought over with Georgia].
British Dictionary definitions for ossetia
Ossetia
/ (ɒˈsiːtjə, ɒˈsɛtjə) /
noun
a region of central Asia, in the Caucasus: consists administratively of the North Ossetian Republic in Russia and South Ossetia (formerly an Autonomous Region) in Georgia