Caucasus
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7.2
- proper noun
- /ˈkɔːkəsəs/
:
Cáucaso
- Apsheron makes up the eastern end of the Caucasus on the territory of Azerbaijan.
- Caucasus region
- Caucasus Mountains
- peoples of the Caucasus
So within just a couple of years, the South Caucasus was once more in a Russian state.
- So within just a couple of years, the South Caucasus was once more in a Russian state.
- It'll be the hazards who stop in the Caucasus, who stop, who stop Muslim armies.
Examples
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I have been to Petersburg and Moscow, and have traveled through Russia and the Caucasus.
Academic text (1998) -
Twenty years ago, we discovered a spacecraft deep under the ice in the Caucasus Mountains.
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So within just a couple of years, the South Caucasus was once more in a Russian state.
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The prison is located at the base of the Caucasus Mountains.
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The U.S. European Command received responsibility for the Caucasus and the Central Command for Central Asia.
Academic text (2000) -
There is an old woman from the Caucasus on the ward.
Fiction book (1993) -
The ridge is a section of the North Caucasus above Sochi.
Fiction book (2001) -
Turkey's efforts to expand its role and influence in the Caucasus and Central Asia produced mixed results.
Academic text (2000) -
While it is possible that competition in the Caucasus will escalate into confrontation, it is not probable.
Academic text (2000) -
The prison is located at the base of the Caucasus Mountains.
Synonyms
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8.1
A region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea with mountains, many cultures, and oil
Compounds
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5.1
A mountain range between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea forming part of the border between Europe and Asia
Surface Forms
Etymology
The name Caucasus first named the mountain area and the people who lived there, so over time it came to mean the whole region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. That is why Caucasus now means this large region known for its mountains and many different peoples.