Transcaucasia

See also: Transcaucàsia and Transcaucásia

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From trans- +‎ Caucasus. Calque of Russian Закавка́зье (Zakavkázʹje, literally “beyond the Caucasus”), as viewed from the side of Russia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌtɹænskɔːˈkeɪzjə], [ˌtɹænskɔːˈkeɪʒə]

Proper noun

Transcaucasia (uncountable)

  2. 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.
    Synonym: South Caucasus

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