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Caucasus Mountains

Caucasus Mountains

1 5.1
A mountain range between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea forming part of the border between Europe and Asia
  • proper noun
  • /ˈkɔːkəsəs ˈmaʊntənz/
translation icon : Montañas del Cáucaso
  • PHOTO (COLOR): Daghestani archaeologist Murtazali Gadjiev examines a section of the 30-mile wall that once ran from Derbent into the Caucasus Mountains.
  • foothills of the Caucasus Mountains

He sends them up to to the Caucasus mountains where he's from, and he chains them up.

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Examples

  • More specifically, to the north, the region is separated from Europe by the Caucasus Mountains.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The country of Iran was populated as the last glaciers were receding towards the northern slopes of the Caucasus Mountains, about 10,000 years ago.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The prison is located at the base of the Caucasus Mountains.

    Extraction (2013)

  • I live in Houston and left two days ago for the Republic of Georgia just south of the Caucasus Mountains.

    Blog text (29)

  • The 10 northern "lost tribes" migrated out of the Middle East, over the Caucasus Mountains into Europe.

    Blog text (34)

  • But to its east, in the Caucasus Mountains, lies another such branch, the Armenian branch.

  • Chechens were Tartars, a western tide of the Golden Horde that had settled in the fastness of the Caucasus Mountains.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Limestone walls more than 20 feet tall linked dozens of small fortresses and wound more than 30 miles from the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains to this citadel overlooking the Caspian Sea.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The majestic peaks of the Caucasus Mountains are popular destinations for hikers and climbers.

  • Many rare species of flora are found only in the Caucasus Mountains, attracting nature enthusiasts.

Synonyms

Caucasus
vsCaucasus Mountains
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A mountain range between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea

refers only to the mountain range rather than the wider surrounding region

Surface Forms

Caucasus Mountains main

Morphology

Caucasus + mountain

This is a transparent toponymic compound: if a learner knows the place-name 'Caucasus' and the noun 'mountain(s)', the meaning 'mountain range in the Caucasus region' is directly derivable from the parts. Such place-name + geographic feature combinations are compositionally regular and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will understand it.

Etymology

Caucasus Mountains may come from an old Greek story: one popular tale says the god Prometheus was 'chained' to a lonely high peak in this area. That strong image of a remote, tall, wild mountain helps explain why the name now refers to the tall range between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.