Caucasus
/ˈkɔːkəsəs/
Caucasus proper noun: a mountain range in Eastern Europe between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, on territory of Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, which includes the ranges of Greater Caucasus and Lesser Caucasus.
Proper noun
Caucasus
- A mountain range in Eastern Europe between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, on territory of Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, which includes the ranges of Greater Caucasus and Lesser Caucasus.
- Oh who can hold a fire in his hand / By thinking on the froſtie Caucaſus? / Or cloy the hungry edge of appetite, / by bare imagination of a Feaſt?1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to...
- […] from the long and rugged ravines of the Caucasus, […]1851, Lieutenant Maturin Murray, The Circassian Slave, or The Sultan's Favorite
- The Hindu Kush, anciently known by Latin and Greek translated variants as the 'Caucasus of India' since the time of Alexander the Great.
- A geopolitical region in Eastern Europe and Western Asia, deriving its name from the aforementioned mountains.
Caucasus meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Arabic
Caucasus in Hindi
- a mountain range
- कॉकेशस kŏkeśas, क़फ़क़ाज़ qafqāz
- geographic region
- कॉकेशस kŏkeśas, क़फ़क़ाज़ qafqāz
Caucasus in Marathi
- geographic region
- कॉकसस kŏksas
Caucasus in Bengali
- a mountain range
- কাফকাজ kaphokaj
- geographic region
- কাফকাজ kaphokaj
Caucasus in Arabic
- a mountain range
- اَلْقَوْقَاز al-qawqāz, القُفْقَاز al-qufqāz
- geographic region
- اَلْقَوْقَاز al-qawqāz
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- Caucasus in Malay
- Kaukasus
- Caucasus in Indonesian
- Kaukasus
- Caucasus in Persian
- قفقاز qafqâz
- Caucasus in Thai
- คอเคซัส kor kay sát
- Caucasus in Vietnamese
- Kavkaz
Examples of Caucasus in a sentence
- Driven with that weak blast which Winter leaves, / Closing his palace gates on Caucasus, / […]1887, Walter Savage Landor, Gebir:
- Germany, Italy, Spain and Belgium writhed in the throes of Anarchy, while Russia, watching from the Caucasus, stooped and bound them one by one.1895, Robert W. Chambers, The King In Yellow:
Origin of Caucasus
Via Latin Caucasus, from Ancient Greek Καύκασος (Kaúkasos).
Words formed from Caucasus
Phrases with Caucasus
Questions about Caucasus
- What does Caucasus mean?
- Caucasus means a mountain range in Eastern Europe between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, on territory of Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, which includes the ranges of Greater Caucasus and Lesser Caucasus.
- What is Caucasus in Hindi?
- Caucasus in Hindi is कॉकेशस (kŏkeśas), क़फ़क़ाज़ (qafqāz). See Caucasus meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use Caucasus in a sentence?
- Driven with that weak blast which Winter leaves, / Closing his palace gates on Caucasus, / […]
- What part of speech is Caucasus?
- Caucasus is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Caucasus?
- Caucasus is pronounced /ˈkɔːkəsəs/.
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