Transcaspia

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Etymology

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From Russian Закаспи́йская о́бласть (Zakaspíjskaja óblastʹ, Transcaspian oblast) as trans- +‎ Caspia, from the fact that in the early 20th century the easiest way to reach it from central Russia or Transcaucasia was across the Caspian Sea, by boat.

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Transcaspia

  1. (historical) The name used from the second half of the 19th century until 1924 for the section of Russian Empire to the east of the Caspian Sea.

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