Caspian

American  

[kas-pee-uhn] / ˈkæs pi ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Caspian Sea.

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noun

1. Caspian Sea.

Other Word Forms

• trans-Caspian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Caspian

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

Supply disruptions at Kazakhstan’s Tengiz oil field, along with limited export shipments through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, also helped to support physical oil prices.

From The Wall Street Journal

There are escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, the U.S.’s new 25% tariffs on goods linked to Iran and supply disruptions at Kazakhstan’s Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal, IG’s Axel Rudolph says in an email.

From The Wall Street Journal

An Iranian living in Rasht, near the Caspian Sea coast, described the city as unrecognisable.

From BBC

Tokyo also plans to offer support to the development of the "Caspian Sea Route," a logistics network connecting to Europe without passing through Russia, the Mainichi Shimbun daily and other media reported.

From Barron's

The attack damaged one of the moorings at a Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal, whose shareholders include Russia and Kazakhstan as well as U.S. majors Chevron and Exxon Mobil.

From The Wall Street Journal