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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Caucasia

It was reported that there was fighting on every part of our front, from Caucasia to the Baltic; but I could not hear that any great battle had been fought, or any important results obtained.

From In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland by Morse, John

Turkey thereupon concentrated her main armies at Erzerum and invaded Caucasia.

From World's War Events, Vol. II by Reynolds, Francis J. (Francis Joseph)

The divine tongue of Greece was forgotten,—Hereby we may detect the error of those among the learned who have identified Caucasia with Armenia.

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

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

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