caucasus
IPA: kˈɔkʌsʌs
Root Word: Caucasus
noun
- A mountain range in Eastern Europe between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, on territory of Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, which includes the ranges of Greater Caucasus and Lesser Caucasus.
- (geopolitical) A geopolitical region in Eastern Europe, deriving its name from the aforementioned mountains.
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Examples of "caucasus" in Sentences
- Russian penetration of the Caucasus.
- The Russian Conquest of the Caucasus.
- Caucasians are people from the Caucasus.
- Absent in the nations around the Caucasus.
- Armenia is landlocked in the southern Caucasus.
- A study of ethnopolitical conflict in the caucasus.
- And to secure the attack of Heeresgruppe A into the Caucasus.
- He also made the first ascent of the West Face of Ushba in the Caucasus.
- Canine distemper occurs in raccoon dogs inhabiting the northern Caucasus.
- It is a part of the Caucasus region, and of the North Caucasus in particular.