Transcaucasia
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See also: Transcaucàsia and Transcaucásia
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Etymology[edit]
From trans- + Caucasus. Calque of Russian Закавка́зье (Zakavkázʹje, literally “beyond the Caucasus”), as viewed from the side of Russia.
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Transcaucasia (uncountable)
- A mountainous region in the easternmost part of Europe, lying between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, comprising republics of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Also known as Transcaucasus.
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region of southwest Asia — see South Caucasus