the capital of Georgia, on the Kura River: founded in 458; taken by the Russians in 1801; university (1918); a major industrial centre. Pop: 1 147 486 (2015 est)
Russian name: Tiflis
Tbilisi in American English
(təbəˈlisi; təˈbɪlɪˌsi)
capital of the country of Georgia, on the Kura River: pop. 1,300,000