Чъреба

Ossetian

Etymology

From Georgian კრება (ḳreba, “gathering”), due to the city historically serving as a trading point.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʃʼreba/

Proper noun

Чъреба • (Ḱ’reba)

  1. Tskhinvali (the capital city of South Ossetia, a de-facto independent country internationally recognized as part of the country of Georgia)

Synonyms

References
  1. Натиев, Ф. (1873) “Цхинвали”, in Кавказъ‎ (in Russian), number 36, Тифлисъ, page 1f
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