Caucasus

n. Caucasia, large area between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea; Caucasus Mountains (mountain range between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea)

The Caucasus or Caucasia is a region in Eurasia bordered on the north by Russia, on the southwest by Turkey, on the west by the Black Sea, on the east by the Caspian Sea, and on the south by Iran. The Caucasus includes the Caucasus Mountains and surrounding lowlands. The Caucasus Mountains are commonly reckoned as a dividing line between Asia and Europe, and territories in Caucasia are variably considered to be in one or both continents. The northern portion of the Caucasus is known as the Ciscaucasus and the southern portion as the Transcaucasus. The highest peak in the Caucasus is Mount Elbrus (5,642 m) which, in the western Ciscaucasus in Russia, is generally considered the highest point in Europe.
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Noun
1. the mountain range in Caucasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea that forms part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia
(synonym) Caucasus Mountains
(hypernym) range, mountain range, range of mountains, chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains
2. a large region between the Black and Caspian seas; oil is its major resource
(synonym) Caucasia
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
(member-meronym) Circassian

[Greek] The Caucasus, a mountain range north of Armenia, was believed in the Greek world to be one of the pillars of the world. It is there that Prometheus was chained by Zeus' order.

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