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Caucasus in Persian

قفقاز qafqâz

/ˈkɔːkəsəs/

Caucasus in Persian: قفقاز (qafqâz). In English, 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.

Persian words for Caucasus

geographic region
قفقاز qafqâz

English meaning of Caucasus

  1. 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.
  2. proper noun The Hindu Kush, anciently known by Latin and Greek translated variants as the 'Caucasus of India' since the time of Alexander the Great.
  3. proper noun A geopolitical region in Eastern Europe and Western Asia, deriving its name from the aforementioned mountains.

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Questions about Caucasus in Persian

What is the meaning of Caucasus in Persian?
Caucasus in Persian is قفقاز (qafqâz).
معنی Caucasus چیست؟
Caucasus: قفقاز (qafqâz).
What does Caucasus mean in English?
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.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Caucasus (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Persian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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