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North Caucasus

American  

noun

  1. a region in the S Russian Federation in Europe, E of the Black Sea.


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In some provinces, particularly parts of Siberia and North Caucasus, residents reported having to wait overnight or longer to fill up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

Sarvarov fought in the Russian army's campaigns in the North Caucasus, including Chechnya in the 1990s, according to his official biography on the defence ministry's website.

From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025

On the night of her death, Aishat was with a woman she had recently met online, who claimed to come from Dagestan, another Russian republic in the North Caucasus.

From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025

The Azerbaijan Airlines plane, an Embraer 190, was traveling from the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to the Russian city of Grozny in the North Caucasus before it attempted an emergency landing.

From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2024

A determined   guerrilla conflict still plagues Russia in Chechnya and threatens to   destabilize the North Caucasus region.

From The 2006 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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