Caspian

[kas-pee-uh n]

adjective

of or relating to the Caspian Sea.

noun

Caspian Sea.

Origin of Caspian

First recorded in 1580–90

Related formstrans-Cas·pi·an, adjective

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Examples from the Web for caspian

Contemporary Examples of caspian

When they returned, many came to this small building with arched windows only a few blocks from the grimy Caspian beach.
The Caucasus Connection
Anna Nemtsova
April 22, 2013

Historical Examples of caspian

The sun was blazing down upon a city on the western shore of the Caspian.
The Cat of Bubastes
G. A. Henty
The Volga is the largest river of Europe and has its own sea, the Caspian.
From Pole to Pole
Sven Anders Hedin
All three seas are salt, the Baltic least and the Caspian most.
From Pole to Pole
Sven Anders Hedin
It empties into the Caspian Sea, with a delta of more than seventy branches.
The Story of Russia
R. Van Bergen, M.A.
Suddenly, to his great surprise, the Caspian Sea came into sight.
A Book of Discovery
Margaret Bertha (M. B.) Synge

Word Origin and History for caspian

Caspian

inland sea of central Asia, 1580s, from Latin Caspius, from Greek Kaspios, named for native people who lived on its shores (but who were said to be originally from the Caucasus), Latin Caspii, from a native self-designation, perhaps literally "white."