Caucasian Albania

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English

Caucasian Albania in 80 BC (purple)

Etymology

From Latin Albānia, from Ancient Greek Ἀλβανία (Albanía). Called Caucasian in order to distinguish it from the unrelated modern country in the Balkans.

Proper noun

Caucasian Albania

1. An ancient region and kingdom south of Caucasus mountains, east of Armenia and west of the Caspian Sea.

Synonyms

• Aghvank
• Arran

Translations

ancient region and kingdom south of Caucasus mountains

• Ancient Greek: Ἀλβανία f (Albanía)
• Armenian: Աղվանք (Ałvankʿ)

  Old Armenian: Աղուանք (Ałuankʿ), Աղբանիա (Ałbania)

• French: Albanie du Caucase

• Latin: Albānia f
• Parthian: 𐭀𐭓𐭃𐭀𐭍 (Ardān)
• Russian: Кавказская Албания f (Kavkazskaja Albanija)
• Spanish: Albania caucásica f