Caucasic
- adjective
- /kɔˈkeɪsɪk/
- She specializes in Caucasic history and culture.
Examples
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The Caucasic languages display unique grammatical features not found elsewhere.
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The Caucasic peoples have a rich cultural heritage.
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Many Caucasic traditions have influenced art across Eurasia.
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Many Caucasic languages are spoken in the region.
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Many Caucasic traditions have influenced art across Eurasia.
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The Caucasic languages display unique grammatical features not found elsewhere.
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She specializes in Caucasic history and culture.
Synonyms
Relating to the Caucasus region, its people or languages
Surface Forms
Morphology
Caucasic = Caucasus (transparent) = Caucas + ic
Clearly formed from the place name (Caucasus) with the common adjectival suffix '-ic', yielding the meaning 'relating to the Caucasus'.
Etymology
Caucasic comes from the name of the Caucasus mountains, a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. So Caucasic means 'from the Caucasus' and describes the people, languages, or culture of that area.