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caucasus

noun

Simple meaning

A geopolitical region in Eastern Europe and Western Asia, deriving its name from the aforementioned mountains.

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ˈkɔkəsəs

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Definition

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noun

  1. geopolitics

    A geopolitical region in Eastern Europe and Western Asia, deriving its name from the aforementioned mountains.

  2. A large region between the Black and Caspian seas that contains the Caucasus Mountains; oil is its major resource

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northern caucasuscaucasus regionmount caucasussouthern caucasusgreater caucasuscaucasus rangecaucasus fronteastern caucasus

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  • caucasus mountainsnounCompound term

    The mountain range in Caucasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea that forms part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia.

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