Caspian Sea

American  

noun

1. a salt lake between southeastern Europe and Asia: the largest inland body of water in the world. About 169,000 square miles (438,000 square kilometers); 85 feet (26 meters) below sea level.

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Caspian Sea British  

/ ˈkæspɪən /

noun

1. a salt lake between SE Europe and Asia: the largest inland sea in the world; fed mainly by the River Volga. Area: 394 299 sq km (152 239 sq miles)

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Caspian Sea Cultural  

1. Saltwater lake between Europe and Asia, bordered by Azerbaijan, and Russia to the west, Kazakhstan to the north and east, Turkmenistan to the east, and Iran to the south and west; the largest inland body of water in the world.

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The Volga River empties into the Caspian Sea.

Etymology

Origin of Caspian Sea

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

He said he believed the missiles had been launched from four bombers flying from the Caspian sea region.

From BBC • May 9, 2023

Russia has also deployed Kalibr ship-launched cruise missiles fired from the Caspian sea.

From Reuters • Oct. 26, 2015

Cruise missiles fired at Syrian targets from a Russian ship in the Caspian sea have landed in Iran, unnamed US officials told CNN and the New York Times.

From The Guardian • Oct. 8, 2015

They have taken as their subject BP's $4bn pipeline running from the Caspian sea to the Mediterranean.

From The Guardian • Dec. 14, 2012

The second day at foure of the clocke in the morning they weyed and plyed downe the riuer Volga toward the Caspian sea.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 04 by Hakluyt, Richard