Caucasia

American  

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

noun

1. a variant of Caucasus.

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Caucasia British  

/ -ʒə, kɔːˈkeɪzɪə /

noun

1. Also called: the Caucasus.  a region in SW Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea: contains the Caucasus Mountains, dividing it into Ciscaucasia in the north and Transcaucasia in the south; one of the most complex ethnic areas in the world, with over 50 different peoples

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Example Sentences

He had indeed reason for thankfulness in his practical divorce from his spouse, who had settled in Caucasia, and gave Greek lessons to the Princess Miriam.

From The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales by Garnett, Richard

There were six handsome ushers—count them—six, ten bridesmaids—ten—a bevy of real, live, flower-bearing fairies, captured at an immense outlay of time and money in far Caucasia.

From In Our Town by Gruger, Frederic Rodrigo

It then sweeps in a semi-circle mostly between Caucasia and Persia round to its confluence with the Kur, 60 miles from its mouth in the Caspian; length, 500 miles.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

The present article is confined to a consideration of the ethnographical relations and characteristics of the people, their history being treated under Caucasia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various

Marshall entered Mosul, and presently British ships commanded the Black Sea and British troops were holding a line across Caucasia to the Caspian and connecting with the chain of forces established between Krasnovodsk and India.

From A Short History of the Great War by Pollard, A. F. (Albert Frederick)