A region of the central Caucasus. It is divided by the boundary between Russia and Georgia into two parts: North Ossetia and South Ossetia. It was the scene of ethnic conflict 1989–92.
Pronunciation
Ossetia
/ôˈsēSHə//ɔˈsiʃə//ôˈsedēə//ɔˈsɛdiə/
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