Tbilisi

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Тбили́си (Tbilísi) and Georgian თბილისი (tbilisi), variant of Old Georgian ტფილისი (ṭpilisi), from ტფილი (ṭpili, “warm”) + -ისი (-isi).

1. The capital city of the country of Georgia.

   “Giorgi Labadze, an American studies professor at the Tbilisi State University in the European country of Georgia, has raised alarms that the Civic Education Program […]”

2. The government of Georgia.

   “T'bilisi said guerillas^([sic]) it did not control were involved in fighting on the Georgian side.”

   “In addition, Moscow argued that Georgia had violated international law by introducing its forces into South Ossetia, a move Moscow said Tbilisi had committed itself not to do under the earlier CIS-sponsored peacekeeping arrangements.”