Caucasia

Cau·ca·sia  (kô-kzh, -sh)

See Caucasus.

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Caucasia [kɔːˈkeɪzɪə -ʒə]

n

(Placename) a region in SW Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea: contains the Caucasus Mountains, dividing it into Ciscaucasia in the north and Transcaucasia in the south; one of the most complex ethnic areas in the world, with over 50 different peoples Also called the Caucasus

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Caucasia - a large region between the Black and Caspian seas that contains the Caucasus Mountains; oil is its major resource Caucasus Circassian - a mostly Sunni Muslim community living in northwestern Caucasia Transcaucasia - a geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains and to the north of Turkey that comprises Georgia and Armenia and Azerbaijan Caucasus, Caucasus Mountains - the mountain range in Caucasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea that forms part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia Circassian - a member of the Sunni Muslim people living in northwestern Caucasia