# Tiflis

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈtɪflɪs/

## Definitions
1. Former name of Tbilisi: the capital city of the country of Georgia.

## Etymology
From Russian Тифли́с (Tiflís) and Ottoman Turkish تفليس (Tiflis), from Persian تفلیس (Teflis).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tiflis