Ossetia

/əˈsɛtɪə/US/əˈsɛt.i.ə/

Ossetia proper noun: an ethnolinguistic region on the border of Europe and Asia, located on both sides of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, largely inhabited by the Ossetians. The northern part of the region forms North Ossetia-Alania federal subject of Russia. The southern part is South Ossetia.

Proper noun

Ossetia

An ethnolinguistic region on the border of Europe and Asia, located on both sides of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, largely inhabited by the Ossetians. The northern part of the region forms North Ossetia-Alania federal subject of Russia. The southern part is South Ossetia.

Ossetia meaning in Arabic and Persian

Ossetia in Arabic

region in the Caucasus: أُوسِيتْيَا ʔusītyā

Ossetia in Persian

region in the Caucasus: اوستیا osetiyâ

Origin of Ossetia

Borrowed from Russian Осе́тия (Osétija), from Georgian ოსეთი (oseti), from ოსი (osi, “Ossetian (person)”).

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Questions about Ossetia

What does Ossetia mean?: Ossetia means an ethnolinguistic region on the border of Europe and Asia, located on both sides of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, largely inhabited by the Ossetians. The northern part of the region forms North Ossetia-Alania federal subject of Russia. The southern part is South Ossetia.
What is Ossetia in Arabic?: Ossetia in Arabic is أُوسِيتْيَا (ʔusītyā). See Ossetia meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Ossetia?: Ossetia is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ossetia?: Ossetia is pronounced /əˈsɛt.i.ə/ (US).

Words near Ossetia in the dictionary

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