Vladikavkaz
noun
1.
a city in and the capital of North Ossetia, in the Russian Federation in SE Europe.
North Ossetia
noun
1.
an autonomous republic in S European Russia, in the N Caucasus. 3100 sq. mi. (8029 sq. km)
Capital: Vladikavkaz.
noun
1.
a city in S Russia, capital of the North Ossetian Republic on the N slopes of the Caucasus. Pop: 318 000 (2005 est) Former names (1944–54) Dzaudzhikau, (1954–91) Ordzhonikidze
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