Caspian Sea
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- proper noun
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Mar Caspio
- Its plan for gas and oil pipelines that would connect the Persian Gulf to the Caspian Sea has stalled because of the restrictions.
- shore of the Caspian Sea
- Caspian Sea region
- Caspian Sea oil
Wow to modern day Saudi Arabia, modern day Iran, and then up into the Caspian Sea.
- Wow to modern day Saudi Arabia, modern day Iran, and then up into the Caspian Sea.
- These got to the Great Lakes in a ballast tank from the Caspian Sea is where they're native to the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.
Examples
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It is a very small island in the Caspian Sea.
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Do you remember the beauty of the Caspian Sea, Esmail?
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What's the volume of the Caspian Sea?
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Besides, the level of the Caspian Sea had risen.
Fiction book (1996) -
The Caspian Sea region has historically been an oil and natural gas producer.
Academic text (2007) -
In this century, the Caspian Sea has both expanded and shrunk significantly.
Academic text (1996) -
The countries bordering the Caspian Sea are increasingly flexing their military muscles.
Blog text (10) -
I spent time along the shores of the Caspian Sea and visited Dr. Mjotahed-Zadeh's hometown up in the mountains.
Academic text (2007) -
"The Caspian Sea is unique in the world," says Talgat Abylgazin, Director of the Aktau International Commercial Sea Port.
Academic text (2007) -
Caspian Sea is the largest inland body of water in the world.
Synonyms
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6.2
The world's largest inland salt lake between Europe and Asia, bordered by Iran and Russia
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward proper-name + generic noun combination: 'Caspian' specifies the region/name and 'sea' denotes a large body of saltwater, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to that specific body of water. Although technically an inland lake, the referential meaning is compositional and immediately understandable from the parts.
Etymology
Caspian Sea may come from an old people called the Caspi who lived on its shores. Because the water is very large and salty, people called it a sea rather than a 'lake', so today the name means a very big inland saltwater body.