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Tbilisi

American  
[tuh-buh-lee-see, tbyi-lyee-syi] / tə bəˈli si, tbyɪˈlyi syɪ /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of the Georgian Republic, in the southeastern part, on the Kura.


Tbilisi British  
/ təbɪˈliːsɪ /

noun

  1. Russian name: Tiflis.  the capital of Georgia, on the Kura River: founded in 458; taken by the Russians in 1801; university (1918); a major industrial centre. Pop: 1 042 000 (2005 est)

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Georgia said Tuesday it was "patiently" waiting for a reset in US ties, as US Vice President JD Vance visited neighbours Armenia and Azerbaijan but skipped Tbilisi -- once Washington's closest regional ally.

From Barron's

Among them are ice dance couple Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin, who competed under the ROC designation in Beijing four years ago, made moves towards skating for the U.S.—and instead landed on Tbilisi.

From The Wall Street Journal

The protests on Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue have dwindled in their size since the government increased fines and jail terms, but not in their frequency.

From BBC

"I'm standing for the future of this country," says Giorgi Arabuli, who has taken part in protests on the streets of Georgia's capital Tbilisi almost every night since they began a year ago.

From BBC

Most vacationers follow a well-trodden circuit—churches, wine, mountains—that includes Tbilisi, the wine lands of Kakheti and the mountainous Kazbegi region.

From The Wall Street Journal