Caucasus

//ˈkɔːkəsəs// name

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  1. 1
    A mountain range in Eastern Europe between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, on territory of Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, which includes the ranges of Greater Caucasus and Lesser Caucasus.

    "Oh who can hold a fire in his hand / By thinking on the froſtie Caucaſus? / Or cloy the hungry edge of appetite, / by bare imagination of a Feaſt?"

  2. 2
    A geopolitical region in Eastern Europe and Western Asia, deriving its name from the aforementioned mountains.

Synonyms

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caucasiacaucasus mountainschainrange

Example

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"Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus area."

Etymology

Via Latin Caucasus, from Ancient Greek Καύκασος (Kaúkasos).

Related phrases

black seacaspian seaeastern europegreater caucasuslesser caucasusmountain range

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