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Os·se·tia (

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A region of the central Caucasus. The area was annexed by Russia between 1801 and 1806 and is now split into North Ossetia, an autonomous republic of the Russian Federation, and South Ossetia, a region of Georgia.

Os·setian adj. & n.

Ossetia [ɒˈsiːʃə]

(Placename) a region of central Asia, in the Caucasus: consists administratively of the North Ossetian Republic in Russia and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region in Georgia

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Alania language North Ossetia North Ossetian Republic Osset Ossete Ossetic South Ossetia Tskhinvali			In the thirteenth century they were driven by the Mongolo-Tartar invaders out of their original homeland into the Caucasus mountains and settled in the territories known today as North Ossetia-Alania (part of Russia) and South Ossetia (part of Georgia) on both sides of the Greater Caucasus Range. Russian irredentism after the Georgian Blitzkrieg by Rasizade, Alec / Contemporary Review It's been traditionally allied with Russia and wishes to reunite with Northern Ossetes in the North Ossetia-Alania Russian republic. Using Georgia to Target Russia by The Palestine Chronicle (Mountlake Terrace, WA)			North following North Fork North Frigid Zone North Frisian Islands North Germanic North Germanic language North Highlands North Holland North Island north island edelweiss North Karroo North Korea North Korean North Korean monetary unit North Korean won North Lanarkshire North Las Vegas North Lincolnshire North Little Rock North Loup North Miami North Minch north northeast north northwest North Ossetia North Ossetia-Alania North Ossetian Republic North Pacific North Pacific Ocean North Peak North Platte North Platte River North polar distance North Polar Region North Pole North preceding North Rhine-Westphalia North Richland Hills North Riding North River North Saskatchewan North Sea North Sea gas North Sea oil north side North Slope North Somerset North Star North Star State North Temperate Zone North Truchas Peak			North Okkalapa North Okkalapa North Okkalapa Township North Okkalapa Township North Olmstead Sportsman's Club North Olmsted North Olmsted Amateur Radio Depot North Olmsted High School North Olmsted Municipal Bus Line North Olmsted Soccer Organization North Olmsted, Ohio North Olympic Discovery Marathon North Olympic Land Trust North olympic library system North Olympic Peninsula Lead Entity North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center North Olympic Peninsula Visitors and Convention Bureau North Olympic Salmon Coalition North Opposite, South Exceeds North Orange County North Orange County Community College District North Orange County Computer Club North Orange County Legislative Alliance North Orange County Referee Association North Osetian Mission of Christian Charity North Ossetia North Ossetia North Ossetia-Alania North Ossetian ASSR North Ossetian Mission of Christian Compassion North Ossetian Republic North Ossetian Republic North Ossetian State University North Otago Motor Group North Ottawa Amateur Radio Club North Ottawa Community Hospital North Oxford Golf Club North Oxford Overseas Centre North Oxford Property Services North Pacific North Pacific North Pacific North Pacific Acoustic Laboratory North Pacific Albatross Work Group North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission North Pacific Cable North Pacific Central Mode Water North Pacific Central Water North Pacific Climate Regimes and Ecosystem Productivity North Pacific Current North Pacific Data Buoy Advisory Panel North Pacific Decadal Oscillation North Pacific Drift North Pacific Ecosystem Status Report North Pacific Experiment

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