Закавказье

Russian

Etymology

From за- (za-, beyond) +‎ Кавка́з (Kavkáz, Caucasus) +‎ -ье (-ʹje, suffix forming names of locations).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zəkɐfˈkazʲje]

Proper noun

Закавка́зье • (Zakavkázʹjen inan (genitive Закавка́зья)

  1. Transcaucasia, South Caucasus (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)

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: Zaqafqaziya