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9/9/2021, 11:44 AM HL
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1/5/2021, 4:38 PM HL
4/29/2020, 5:50 PM Lucille Removed Ukrainian, because their form is Vladykavkaz.
2/19/2020, 7:40 PM HL
2/13/2020, 1:58 AM Mike C
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2/11/2017, 6:32 PM HL
11/10/2016, 2:41 PM HL
11/10/2016, 2:37 PM HL

Name Vladikavkaz
Type Settlement
Usage Russian
Scripts Владикавказ(Russian)
Pronounced Pron. vlə-dyi-kuf-KAS
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

Means "ruler of the Caucasus" from Russian владеть (vladet) meaning "to own, to possess, to control" combined with Кавказ (Kavkaz) meaning "Caucasus". This is the name of the capital city of the Russian republic of North Ossetia-Alania. The Ossetian name for the city is Dzaudzhyqau.
Added 11/10/2016 by HL