Shalikashvili
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![Gen. John M. Shalikashvili at his farewell ceremony on Sept. 30, 1997.](/Images/godic/202502/10/John_Shalikashvili_19974810.jpg")
The Shalikashvili (Georgian:შალიკაშვილი, IPA: [ʃaliʼkaʃʼvili]) is a Georgian noble family, originally from Samtskhe in southwest Georgia. With several notable members from the 16th century to the 20th, their descendants have survived in the United States (Gen. John Shalikashvili) and Georgia.