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

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

Separately, a major consortium transporting oil from the Caspian region said it had suspended loading in the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, after an attack by unmanned boats overnight.

From BBC

Both Beijing and Brussels support the development of a transport route across the Caspian Sea that allows reaching Central Asia from Europe through the Caucasus, bypassing Russia.

From Barron's

That shipping route, commonly called the Middle Corridor, links Central Asia to Europe via the Caspian and South Caucasus.

From Barron's