Caucasus
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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).
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Also Caucasia a region between the Black and Caspian seas: divided by the Caucasus Mountains into Ciscaucasia in Europe and Transcaucasia in Asia.
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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)
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another name for Caucasia
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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.
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In Georgia Mr. Barnes is struck by the power of traditional gender roles, a pattern that seems to him common throughout the Caucasus, with the men prone to “a macho hotheadedness.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
For the mountainous Caucasus nation of Armenia, the summit is one of the largest international events it has ever hosted, with thousands of visitors expected over the next two weeks.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
In 1873 Ludvig sent his elder brother, Robert, to the Caucasus to buy walnut trees for wooden rifle stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
The small Caucasus country is still haunted by Azerbaijan's 2023 military takeover of Karabakh, which ended decades of territorial conflict and prompted the exodus of the enclave's 100,000-strong ethnic Armenian population.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
Spassky ensconced himself in the Caucasus while Fischer settled in the Catskills, more than seven thousand miles away.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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