Ossetia

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US/əˈsɛt.i.ə/US/ɑˈsɛt.i.ə/US/ɑˈsi.ʃə/UK/əˈsɛtɪə/

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.

OriginRussian Осе́тия ← Georgian ოსეთი →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. 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.

Origin

  1. Georgianოსეთი
  2. RussianОсе́тия
  3. EnglishOssetia

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

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Translations

Arabic أُوسِيتْيَا
  • أُوسِيتْيَا (ʔusītyā)region in the Caucasus
Bulgarian Осе́тия
  • Осе́тия (Osétija)region in the Caucasus
Catalan Ossètia
  • Ossètiaregion in the Caucasus
Chinese Mandarin 奧塞梯 /奥塞梯
  • 奧塞梯 /奥塞梯 (Àosètī)region in the Caucasus
Czech Osetie
  • Osetieregion in the Caucasus
Danish Ossetien
  • Ossetienregion in the Caucasus
Dutch Ossetië
  • Ossetiëregion in the Caucasus
Finnish Ossetia
  • Ossetiaregion in the Caucasus
French Ossétie
  • Ossétieregion in the Caucasus
German Ossetien
  • Ossetienregion in the Caucasus
Greek Οσσετία
  • Οσσετία (Ossetía)region in the Caucasus
Hungarian Oszétia
  • Oszétiaregion in the Caucasus
Irish an Oiséit
  • an Oiséitregion in the Caucasus
Italian Ossezia
  • Osseziaregion in the Caucasus
Japanese オセチア
  • オセチア (Osechia)region in the Caucasus
Korean 오세티야
  • 오세티야 (Osetiya)region in the Caucasus
Persian اوستیا
  • اوستیا (osetiyâ)region in the Caucasus
Polish Osetia
  • Osetiaregion in the Caucasus
Portuguese Ossétia
  • Ossétiaregion in the Caucasus
Russian Осе́тия
  • Осе́тия (Osétija)region in the Caucasus
Slovak Osetsko
  • Osetskoregion in the Caucasus
Spanish Osetia
  • Osetiaregion in the Caucasus
Swedish Ossetien
  • Ossetienregion in the Caucasus
Turkish Osetya
  • Osetyaregion in the Caucasus
Ukrainian Осе́тія
  • Осе́тія (Osétija)region in the Caucasus

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sosatie
Cite this entry
APA

Ossetia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ossetia

MLA

“Ossetia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ossetia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ossetia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ossetia.

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