English Explanatory Dictionary

Tskhinvali

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of South Ossetia, a de-facto independent country internationally recognized as part of the country of Georgia.

Pronunciation

/ˈtskɪnvali/

Word forms

Tskhinvali

Etymology

From Georgian ცხინვალი (cxinvali), from Old Georgian ქრცხინვალი (krcxinvali, “land of hornbeams”), from earlier ქრცხილვანი (krcxilvani). Possibly via Russian Цхинва́ли (Cxinváli).

Synonyms

Cchinvali Cxinvali Tskhinval Chreba Staliniri
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