Tiflis

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/ˈtɪflɪs/

proper noun

Former name of Tbilisi: the capital city of the country of Georgia.

OriginRussian Тифли́с ← Ottoman Turkish تفليس ← Persian تفلیس →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative obsolete Teflis

  1. historicalFormer name of Tbilisi: the capital city of the country of Georgia.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tbilisi

Origin

  1. Persianتفلیس
  2. Ottoman Turkishتفليس
  3. RussianТифли́с
  4. EnglishTiflis

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

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Translations

Arabic تِفْلِيس
  • تِفْلِيس (tiflīs)Early modern Tbilisi — see also Tbilisi
Chinese Mandarin 梯弗里斯
  • 梯弗里斯 (Tīfúlǐsī)Early modern Tbilisi — see also Tbilisi
Hindi तिफ़्लीस
  • तिफ़्लीस (tiflīs)Early modern Tbilisi — see also Tbilisi
Japanese ティフリス
  • ティフリス (Tifurisu)Early modern Tbilisi — see also Tbilisi
Korean 티플리스
  • 티플리스 (tipeulliseu)Early modern Tbilisi — see also Tbilisi
Persian تِفْلِیس, تِپْلِیس
  • تِفْلِیس (teflis)Early modern Tbilisi — see also Tbilisi
  • تِپْلِیس (teplis)Early modern Tbilisi — see also Tbilisi
Polish Tyflis
  • TyflisEarly modern Tbilisi — see also Tbilisi
Punjabi ਤਿਫ਼ਲੀਸ, تِفْلِیس
  • ਤਿਫ਼ਲੀਸ (tiflīs)Early modern Tbilisi — see also Tbilisi
  • تِفْلِیس (tiflīs)Early modern Tbilisi — see also Tbilisi
Russian Тифли́с
  • Тифли́с (Tiflís)Early modern Tbilisi — see also Tbilisi
Turkish Tiflis
  • TiflisEarly modern Tbilisi — see also Tbilisi
Urdu تِفْلِیس
  • تِفْلِیس (tiflīs)Early modern Tbilisi — see also Tbilisi
Cite this entry
APA

Tiflis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tiflis

MLA

“Tiflis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tiflis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tiflis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tiflis.

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