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Tiflis

/ˈtɪflɪs/

Tiflis proper noun: former name of Tbilisi: the capital city of the country of Georgia.

Proper noun

Tiflis

  1. (historical) Former name of Tbilisi: the capital city of the country of Georgia.

Tiflis meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and Arabic

Tiflis in Hindi

Early modern Tbilisi — see also Tbilisi
तिफ़्लीस tiflīs

Tiflis in Urdu

Early modern Tbilisi — see also Tbilisi
تِفْلِیس tiflīs

Tiflis in Punjabi

Early modern Tbilisi — see also Tbilisi
ਤਿਫ਼ਲੀਸ tiflīs, تِفْلِیس tiflīs

Tiflis in Arabic

Early modern Tbilisi — see also Tbilisi
تِفْلِيس Tiflīs
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Tiflis in Persian
تِفْلِیس teflis, تِپْلِیس teplis

Forms of Tiflis

alternative form (obsolete)Teflis

Origin of Tiflis

From Russian Тифли́с (Tiflís) and Ottoman Turkish تفليس (Tiflis), from Persian تفلیس (Teflis).

Questions about Tiflis

What does Tiflis mean?
Tiflis means former name of Tbilisi: the capital city of the country of Georgia.
What is Tiflis in Hindi?
Tiflis in Hindi is तिफ़्लीस (tiflīs). See Tiflis meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Tiflis?
Tiflis is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Tiflis?
Tiflis is pronounced /ˈtɪflɪs/.

Words near Tiflis in the dictionary

  1. tiffs
  2. Tifft
  3. Tiffts
  4. tiffy
  5. Tifinagh
  6. Tiflis
  7. tiflorex
  8. tifluadom
  9. tiflucarbine
  10. tifo
  11. tifoon

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