Caspian

//ˈkæspi.ən// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the ancient people dwelling along the southern and southwestern shores of the Caspian Sea, in the region which was called Caspiane after them. historical
  2. 2
    A person from a country that borders the Caspian Sea.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the Caspian Sea or the region around it. not-comparable

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caspian sealanguage

Example

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"Between 622 and 750, the Islamic Caliphate conquered the entire Arabian Peninsula, Mesopotamia, and North Africa, reaching the Indus river to the east, the Iberian Peninsula to the west, and the Black, Caspian, and Aral seas to the north."

Etymology

From Latin Caspius + -an.

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Caspian GatesCaspian monitorCaspian shemayacaspian sea

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