Гуырдзыстон

Ossetian

Etymology

By surface analysis, гуырдзы (g°yrʒy, “Georgians”) +‎ -ыстон (-yston, “land of”). Compare Persian گرجستان (gorjestân).

Proper noun

Гуырдзыстон • (G°yrʒyston)

  1. Georgia (a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)
    Synonym: Гуырдзы (G°yrʒy)
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