Tbilisi

[ tuh-buh-lee-see; Russian tbyi-lyee-syi ]

noun

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

Tbilisi

/ təbɪˈliːsɪ /

noun

1. 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) Russian nameTiflis

Example Sentences

John Kurulgan, a Marine Corps reservist, who cared for a litter of newborn puppies while deployed earlier this year in Tbilisi, Georgia.

From Time

Tbilisi Pride Director Giorgi Tabagari later posted to social media a video that showed the mob ransacked them.

From Washington Blade

TBILISI, Georgia — An echo of the ISIS war reached the nation of Georgia again this week.

From The Daily Beast