Caucasus

[kaw-kuh-suhs]

noun

1. Also called Caucasus Mountains. the Caucasus. a mountain range in Caucasia, between the Black and Caspian seas, along the border between the Russian Federation, Georgia, and Azerbaijan. Highest peak, Mt. Elbrus, 18,481 feet (5,633 meters).

2. Also Caucasia a region between the Black and Caspian seas: divided by the Caucasus Mountains into Ciscaucasia in Europe and Transcaucasia in Asia.

Caucasus

/ ˈkɔːkəsəs /

noun

1. Also called: Caucasus Mountains. a mountain range in SW Russia, running along the N borders of Georgia and Azerbaijan, between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea: mostly over 2700 m (9000 ft). Highest peak: Mount Elbrus, 5642 m (18 510 ft)

2. another name for Caucasia

Caucasus

1. Mountain range extending from the Black Sea southeast to the Caspian Sea, through extreme southern Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.

It forms part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia.

Oil is its major resource. In World War II, the Germans tried to seize or neutralize this resource but were driven back by the Soviets.

Example Sentences

Russia’s focus on the Ukraine war has exposed cracks in its regional power network, from the Middle East to the Caucasus.

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US mediation became possible because of Russia's weakened position in the South Caucasus.

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The Caucasus country has been in crisis since the ruling Georgian Dream party claimed victory in last year's parliamentary election, which the pro-European Union opposition says was stolen.

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The lawyer of a British teenager accused of drug smuggling and held in prison in Georgia, South Caucasus, has accused the British embassy of not doing enough to help her.

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And to me, this reflects a deeper problem: U.S. policy toward the South Caucasus has long lacked consistency, accountability and the will to confront aggressors, no matter which party is in power.

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