Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A region of northern Georgia in the central Caucasus bordering on Russia. Annexed by Russia in the early 1800s, South Ossetia became a part of Georgia in 1922. Following Georgian independence from the USSR in 1991, the region was the scene of conflict between Ossetian separatists and Georgian government forces.
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- proper noun A disputed region in the
South Caucasus . Formally recognized as a part ofGeorgia by most countries, butde facto an independent country fully named Republic of South Ossetia, with capital cityTskhinvali .
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Examples
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During the 2008 campaign, he wanted to bomb Iran, liberate the teensy region of South Ossetia from the Russians, and was even angry at Spain for some reason.
CNN Regrets Not Asking John McCain A Follow-Up Question Jason Linkins 2010
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During the 2008 campaign, he wanted to bomb Iran, liberate the teensy region of South Ossetia from the Russians, and was even angry at Spain for some reason.
CNN Regrets Not Asking John McCain A Follow-Up Question The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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During the 2008 campaign, he wanted to bomb Iran, liberate the teensy region of South Ossetia from the Russians, and was even angry at Spain for some reason.
CNN Regrets Not Asking John McCain A Follow-Up Question The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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During the 2008 campaign, he wanted to bomb Iran, liberate the teensy region of South Ossetia from the Russians, and was even angry at Spain for some reason.
CNN Regrets Not Asking John McCain A Follow-Up Question Jason Linkins 2010
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During the 2008 campaign, he wanted to bomb Iran, liberate the teensy region of South Ossetia from the Russians, and was even angry at Spain for some reason.
CNN Regrets Not Asking John McCain A Follow-Up Question The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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During the 2008 campaign, he wanted to bomb Iran, liberate the teensy region of South Ossetia from the Russians, and was even angry at Spain for some reason.
CNN Regrets Not Asking John McCain A Follow-Up Question The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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During the 2008 campaign, he wanted to bomb Iran, liberate the teensy region of South Ossetia from the Russians, and was even angry at Spain for some reason.
CNN Regrets Not Asking John McCain A Follow-Up Question The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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During the 2008 campaign, he wanted to bomb Iran, liberate the teensy region of South Ossetia from the Russians, and was even angry at Spain for some reason.
CNN Regrets Not Asking John McCain A Follow-Up Question The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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During the 2008 campaign, he wanted to bomb Iran, liberate the teensy region of South Ossetia from the Russians, and was even angry at Spain for some reason.
CNN Regrets Not Asking John McCain A Follow-Up Question The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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It prefers to call South Ossetia, which is part of the Georgian province of Shida Kartli, by the ancient name of Samachablo or, more recently, Tskhinvali region.
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