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Tighina
(tĭ-gēˈnə) or Ben·de·ry (bĕn-dĕrˈē, bĭn-dyĕˈrē) or Ben·der (bĕn-dĕrˈ)
A city of southern Moldova on the Dniester River northwest of Odessa, Ukraine. A historically strategic gateway to Bessarabia, the city has been controlled at various times by Turkey, Russia, Romania, and the Soviet Union. Population: 128,000.