Transcaucasia

American  

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

noun

1. a region in SE Europe, S of the Caucasus Mountains, between the Black and Caspian seas: constituted a republic 1922–36 TranscaucasianSocialistFederatedSovietRepublic; area now includes the republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.

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Transcaucasia British  

/ ˌtrænskɔːˈkeɪzjə /

noun

1. a region in central Asia, south of the Caucasus Mountains between the Black and Caspian Seas in Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan: a constituent republic of the Soviet Union from 1918 until 1936

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Other Word Forms

• Transcaucasian
  adjective

Example Sentences

In Zurich, Karl Marx invited him to become the representative of the left-wing International Workingmen’s Association in Transcaucasia.

From Slate • Jun. 13, 2016

The leader of the Muslim board for Transcaucasia, Allahshukur Pasha-zada, declares that until recently "freedom of conscience was on paper only."

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1840 and 1850, the Doukhobors refused to participate in military service, were sent by Nicholas I from Tauris to Transcaucasia.

From Time Magazine Archive

There were discussions, but no final accord, on reopening a gas pipeline from Iran to Soviet Transcaucasia, which was shut down in 1980.

From Time Magazine Archive

The southern portion of Transcaucasia fell during the 1st century b.c. under the sway of Armenia, and with that country passed under the dominion of Rome, and so eventually of the Eastern empire.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various