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Transcaucasia

Transcaucasia

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A region south of the Caucasus Mountains that includes Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan
  • proper noun
: Transcaucasia
  • These considerations do not even begin to cover the domestic structural faults throughout Central Asia and Transcaucasia that augur long-term internal instability for these states.
  • Transcaucasia and Asia
  • Transcaucasia and Central Asia

Examples

  • The agenda in front of Transcaucasia and Central Asia is similar.

    Academic text (1999)

  • A man sat at the table, obviously a writer, who had inadvertently caused a car accident, lost his driver's license, and now had to spend time somewhere in Transcaucasia, which gave him an opportunity to think about his life.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The Soviet successor states of Transcaucasia and Central Asia constitute today a new laboratory which for the first time in modern history separates Russia from the Middle East.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Although National Security Adviser Samuel Berger assured commentators that the five-year effort to bring these projects to fruition was in no way directed against Russia, Moscow media saw it as an effort "to drive Russia out of all the former Soviet Republics," or at least the southern tier, with NATO replacing Russia in Transcaucasia.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Transcaucasia includes three countries: Transcaucasia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, each with its unique culture.

  • Many tourists visit Transcaucasia to explore its rich history and beautiful landscapes.

  • The region of Transcaucasia is known for its diverse ethnic groups and languages.

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Transcaucasia = Caucasia (transparent) = trans + Caucasia

Clear prefixation of 'trans-' (across/beyond) to the place-name 'Caucasia', making the geographic relation explicit.

Etymology

Transcaucasia starts with trans-, meaning 'across' or 'beyond', as in transport, and uses Caucasus, the name of the mountain range. So Transcaucasia means the lands 'beyond the Caucasus', which is why it refers to the countries south of those mountains like Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.