# Tskhinvali

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈtskɪnvali/

## Definitions
1. The capital city of South Ossetia, a de-facto independent country internationally recognized as part of the country of Georgia.

## Etymology
From Georgian ცხინვალი (cxinvali), from Old Georgian ქრცხინვალი (krcxinvali, “land of hornbeams”), from earlier ქრცხილვანი (krcxilvani). Possibly via Russian Цхинва́ли (Cxinváli).

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