Transcaucasia

Transcaucasia [trans-kaw-key-zhuh, -shuh] Examples noun

1. a region in SE Europe, S of the Caucasus Mountains, between the Black and Caspian seas: constituted a republic 1922–36 (Transcauca·sian So·cialist Fed·erated So·viet Repub·lic); area now includes the republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.

Related formsTrans·cau·ca·sian [trans-kaw-key-zhuh n, -shuh n, -kazh-uh n, -kash-] /ˌtræns kɔˈkeɪ ʒən, -ʃən, -ˈkæʒ ən, -ˈkæʃ-/, adjective, noun Examples from the Web for transcaucasia Historical Examples of transcaucasia

Transcaucasia, now joined to Russia, is a part of the plateau of Iran.

Commercial Geography

Jacques W. Redway

For the journey to Transcaucasia we were provided with a special car of our own.

Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918

Sir Stanley Maude

Envers invasion of Transcaucasia had been utterly crushed at Sara Hamish.

The Cradle of Mankind

W.A. Wigram

Erivan , a fortified town in Transcaucasia, situated 30 m. NE.

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

Edited by Rev. James Wood

Caucasus is a general government belonging to Russia, and including Transcaucasia.

Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern

Rosa Belle Holt

British Dictionary definitions for transcaucasia Transcaucasia noun

1. a region in central Asia, south of the Caucasus Mountains between the Black and Caspian Seas in Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan: a constituent republic of the Soviet Union from 1918 until 1936