Transcaucasia
/[ˌtɹænskɔːˈkeɪzjə]/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A mountainous region of West Asia and Eastern Europe, lying between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, comprising the republics of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. uncountable
Etymology
From trans- + Caucasus. Calque of Russian Закавка́зье (Zakavkázʹje, literally “beyond the Caucasus”), as viewed from the side of Russia.