Transcaucasia

See also: Transcaucàsia and Transcaucásia

English

Alternative forms

• Transcaucasus

Etymology

From trans- +‎ Caucasus. Calque of Russian Закавка́зье (Zakavkázʹje, literally “beyond the Caucasus”), as viewed from the side of Russia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌtɹænskɔːˈkeɪzjə], [ˌtɹænskɔːˈkeɪʒə]

Proper noun

Transcaucasia (uncountable)

2. A mountainous region of West Asia and Eastern Europe, lying between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, comprising the republics of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.

   Synonym: South Caucasus

Translations

region of southwest Asia — see South Caucasus