Tskhinvali
[ skin-vuh-lee, tskin-; Russian tskhyeen-vuh-lyi ]
/ ˈskɪn və li, ˈtskɪn-; Russian ˈtsxyin və lyɪ /
noun
a city in and the capital of the South Ossetian Autonomous Region, NW of Tbilisi.
Definition for tskhinvali (2 of 2)
South Ossetian Autonomous Region
noun
an autonomous region of the Georgian Republic, in the N part. 1428 sq. mi. (3900 sq. km). Capital: Tskhinvali.
Example sentences from the Web for tskhinvali
He fought alongside Russian forces in the heaviest fighting of the brief war at Tskhinvali, forcing Georgian forces to retreat.