Meanings
proper noun
- A disputed geographic region and de-facto independent but largely unrecognized country in the South Caucasus on the border of Europe and Asia, which considers itself an independent state called the Republic of South Ossetia; considered part of Georgia's territory by the Georgian government and the vast majority of the international community. Capital: Tskhinvali.
Translations
Afrikaans Suid-Ossetië
- Suid-OssetiëSouth Ossetia
Arabic جَنُوب أُوسِتْيَا
- جَنُوب أُوسِتْيَا (janūb ʔusītyā)South Ossetia
Basque Hego Osetia
- Hego OsetiaSouth Ossetia
Bengali দক্ষিণ ওসেটিয়া
- দক্ষিণ ওসেটিয়া (dokkhin ōśeṭiẏa)South Ossetia
Bulgarian Ю́жна Осе́тия
- Ю́жна Осе́тия (Júžna Osétija)South Ossetia
Catalan Ossètia del Sud
- Ossètia del SudSouth Ossetia
Chinese Cantonese 南奧塞梯 /南奥塞梯
- 南奧塞梯 /南奥塞梯 (naam⁴ ou³ coi³ tai¹)South Ossetia
Chinese Mandarin 南奧塞梯 /南奥塞梯
- 南奧塞梯 /南奥塞梯 (Nán-Àosètī)South Ossetia
Czech Jižní Osetie
- Jižní OsetieSouth Ossetia
Danish Sydossetien
- SydossetienSouth Ossetia
Dutch Zuid-Ossetië
- Zuid-OssetiëSouth Ossetia
Esperanto Sud-Osetio
- Sud-OsetioSouth Ossetia
Estonian Lõuna-Osseetia
- Lõuna-OsseetiaSouth Ossetia
Finnish Etelä-Ossetia
- Etelä-OssetiaSouth Ossetia
French Ossétie du Sud
- Ossétie du SudSouth Ossetia
German Südossetien
- SüdossetienSouth Ossetia
Greek Νότια Οσετία
- Νότια Οσετία (Nótia Osetía)South Ossetia
Hebrew דרום אוסטיה
- דרום אוסטיה (dərom osetyah)South Ossetia
Hindi दक्षिण ओसेटिया
- दक्षिण ओसेटिया (dakṣiṇ oseṭiyā)South Ossetia
Hungarian Dél-Oszétia
- Dél-OszétiaSouth Ossetia
Icelandic Suður-Ossetía
- Suður-OssetíaSouth Ossetia
Indonesian Ossetia Selatan
- Ossetia SelatanSouth Ossetia
Irish an Oiséit Theas
- an Oiséit TheasSouth Ossetia
Italian Ossezia del Sud
- Ossezia del SudSouth Ossetia
Japanese 南オセチア
- 南オセチア (Minami-Osechia)South Ossetia
Korean 남오세티야
- 남오세티야 (Nam-Osetiya)South Ossetia
Latvian Dienvidosetija
- DienvidosetijaSouth Ossetia
Lithuanian Pietų Osetija
- Pietų OsetijaSouth Ossetia
Malay Ossetia Selatan
- Ossetia SelatanSouth Ossetia
Norwegian Sør-Ossetia
- Sør-OssetiaSouth Ossetia
Persian اوستیای جنوبی
- اوستیای جنوبی (osetiyâ-ye janubi)South Ossetia
Polish Osetia Południowa
- Osetia PołudniowaSouth Ossetia
Portuguese Ossétia do Sul
- Ossétia do SulSouth Ossetia
Romanian Osetia de Sud
- Osetia de SudSouth Ossetia
Russian Ю́жная Осе́тия
- Ю́жная Осе́тия (Júžnaja Osétija)South Ossetia
Slovak Južné Osetsko
- Južné OsetskoSouth Ossetia
Spanish Osetia del Sur
- Osetia del SurSouth Ossetia
Swedish Sydossetien
- SydossetienSouth Ossetia
Tamil தெற்கு ஒசேத்தியா
- தெற்கு ஒசேத்தியா (teṟku ocēttiyā)South Ossetia
Thai เซาท์ออสซีเชีย
- เซาท์ออสซีเชีย (sao òt-seechia)South Ossetia
Turkish Güney Osetya
- Güney OsetyaSouth Ossetia
Ukrainian Півде́нна Осе́тія
- Півде́нна Осе́тія (Pivdénna Osétija)South Ossetia
Urdu جنوبی اوسیتیا
- جنوبی اوسیتیا (janūbī osetiyā)South Ossetia
Vietnamese Nam Ossetia
- Nam OssetiaSouth Ossetia
Welsh De Ossetia
- De OssetiaSouth Ossetia
Cite this entry
APA
South Ossetia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Ossetia
MLA
“South Ossetia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Ossetia. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “South Ossetia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Ossetia.
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