transcaucasian
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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An incredible surprise, considering that the Southern Anatolia and Transcaucasian region were traditionally believed to be the cradle of grape domestication and early viticulture.
From Scientific American • Feb. 13, 2018
They hold Rostov, the naval base at Novorossisk, the Maikop oilfield 65 miles from the coast, the upper reaches of the Transcaucasian railway between Rostov and the Caspian.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Khazars, who adopted Judaism in the 8th Century from Crimean and Transcaucasian Jews, seldom penetrated beyond the Volga.
From Time Magazine Archive
Geographers believed that his itinerary lay to Constantinople, then across the Black Sea to Batum in Georgia, whence he would go by train across the Transcaucasian S. F. S. R. to Baku.
From Time Magazine Archive
She could therefore ill afford to spare any considerable part of her forces for an extended Transcaucasian campaign.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources by Reynolds, Francis J. (Francis Joseph)
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