Transcaucasia

[trans-kaw-key-zhuh, -shuh]

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.

Transcaucasia

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• Transcaucasian adjective

Example Sentences

Since the demise of the Soviet Union, it says, “some countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Transcaucasia have become forward positions for the West to contain and meddle in Russia.”

From New York Times

DAGHESTAN, a province of Russia, Transcaucasia, occupying the triangular space between the Andi ridge, the south-east division of the main Caucasus range, and the Caspian Sea.

From Project Gutenberg

There are in Transcaucasia agricultural settlements established by W�rtemberg farmers, whose descendants in the third generation live in their own villages and still speak their native language.

From Project Gutenberg

GEORGIA, a former kingdom of Transcaucasia, which existed historically for more than 2000 years.

From Project Gutenberg

GELATI, a Georgian monastery in Russian Transcaucasia, in the government of Kutais, 11 m.

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