Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A region of the central Caucasus. The area was annexed by Russia between 1801 and 1806 and is now split into North Ossetia and South Ossetia.
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- proper noun An
ethnolinguistic region located on both sides of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, largely inhabited by theOssetians . Northern part of the region formsNorth Ossetia-Alania federal subject ofRussia . The southern part isSouth Ossetia .
Etymologies
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Examples
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When the first blast took place in Ossetia at the central market, I was a university student.
Global Voices in English » Russia: North Ossetia’s Superstitious Law Enforcement 2009
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And in Ossetia, the record-setter in acts of terror, this isn't hard to do.
Global Voices in English » Russia: North Ossetia’s Superstitious Law Enforcement 2009
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Stevie Babes, have you any idea what the recent fighting in Ossetia, Georgia has done to the price of caviar?
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South Ossetia is not Russian territory, so it is difficult to see how self-defence comes into play?
The Russia-Georgia war and the international law : Law is Cool 2008
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Now that the conflict [with South Ossetia] is exhausted, there are NATO vessels [in the Black Sea].
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If the idea of going to war with Russia over Georgia because of Abkhazia and South Ossetia is not insane then nothing qualifies as insane.
Libertarians Still Lusting for Palin? « Antiwar.com Blog 2008
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Now that the conflict [with South Ossetia] is exhausted, there are NATO vessels [in the Black Sea].
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Dagestan, like Chechnya and Ossetia, is part of the southern Caucasus, which czarism was at that time engaged in conquering and disciplining.
A Doomed Young Man 2005
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Dagestan, like Chechnya and Ossetia, is part of the southern Caucasus, which czarism was at that time engaged in conquering and disciplining.
A Doomed Young Man 2005
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Gary Brecher, the ever-cynical War Nerd, explains that South Ossetia is The War of [His] Dreams:
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