Caucasus
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Cau·ca·sus | \ ˈkȯ-kə-səs 
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or Caucasia \ kȯ-ˈkā-zhə , -shə \
, -shə \Definition of Caucasus
region of southeastern Europe (Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and part of southern Russia in Europe) between the Black and Caspian seas, divided by the Caucasus Mountains into
Cis*cau*ca*sia \ ˌsis-kȯ-ˈkā-zhə , -shə
\ to the north and
Trans*cau*ca*sia \ ˌtran(t)s-kȯ-ˈkā-zhə , -shə
\ to the south
, -shə
\ to the north and
Trans*cau*ca*sia \ ˌtran(t)s-kȯ-ˈkā-zhə , -shə
\ to the southComments on Caucasus
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