Transcaucasia

American  

[trans-kaw-key-zhuh, -shuh] / ˌtræns kɔˈkeɪ ʒə, -ʃə /

noun

1. a region in SE Europe, S of the Caucasus Mountains, between the Black and Caspian seas: constituted a republic 1922–36 TranscaucasianSocialistFederatedSovietRepublic; area now includes the republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.

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Transcaucasia British  

/ ˌtrænskɔːˈkeɪzjə /

noun

1. a region in central Asia, south of the Caucasus Mountains between the Black and Caspian Seas in Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan: a constituent republic of the Soviet Union from 1918 until 1936

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Other Word Forms

• Transcaucasian adjective

Example Sentences

DAGHESTAN, a province of Russia, Transcaucasia, occupying the triangular space between the Andi ridge, the south-east division of the main Caucasus range, and the Caspian Sea.

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There are in Transcaucasia agricultural settlements established by W�rtemberg farmers, whose descendants in the third generation live in their own villages and still speak their native language.

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GEORGIA, a former kingdom of Transcaucasia, which existed historically for more than 2000 years.

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GELATI, a Georgian monastery in Russian Transcaucasia, in the government of Kutais, 11 m.

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Turkey was also rewarded by receiving a part of Transcaucasia, which Germany later attempted to take from her.

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