Ajaria

or A·djari·a, A·dzhari·a

[ uh-jahr-ee-uh ]

noun

1. an autonomous region in southwestern Georgia, bordered by Turkey and the Black Sea. 1,120 sq. mi. (2,900 sq. km). : Batumi.

Other Words From

• A·jari·an adjective noun
• A·jar [ah, -jahr, uh, -, jahr], noun

Example Sentences

It was uprooted in the western Ajaria region on Wednesday, but transporting a 650-tonne tree complete with the entire root system was no mean feat.

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Unlike the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Ajaria has been spared major violence and ethnic unrest since Georgia became independent after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

From BBC

Ajaria has good land for growing tea, citrus fruits and tobacco.

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The people of Ajaria are overwhelmingly Georgians.

From BBC

As a sign of Ajaria's reconnection with the central Georgian government the Constitutional Court was moved from Tbilisi to Batumi the same year.

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