South Ossetia
–noun
| a region in N Georgia, on the S side of the Caucasus Range. 86,500; 1506 sq. mi. (3900 sq. km). |
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South Ossetia
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| South Ossetia
A region of northern Georgia in the central Caucasus bordering on Russia. Annexed by Russia in the early 19th century, 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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