Meaning of Caucasus | Babel Free
ˈkɔːkəsəsDefinitions
- 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.
- A geopolitical region in Eastern Europe and Western Asia, deriving its name from the aforementioned mountains.
Equivalents
Azərbaycanca
Qafqaz
Català
Caucas
Čeština
Kavkaz
Deutsch
Kaukasus
Ελληνικά
Καύκασος
Español
Cáucaso
فارسی
قفقاز
Français
Caucase
Gaeilge
Cugas
Galego
Cáucaso
Magyar
Kaukázus
Հայերեն
Կովկաս
Қазақша
Кавказ
한국어
카프카스
Kurdî
Kafkasya
Latina
Caucasus
Lietuvių
Kaukazas
Nederlands
Kaukasus
Polski
Kaukaz
Português
Cáucaso
Română
Caucaz
Русский
Кавказ
Slovenščina
Kavkaz
Тоҷикӣ
Қафқоз
Українська
Кавказ
Examples
“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?”
“[…] from the long and rugged ravines of the Caucasus, […]”
“Driven with that weak blast which Winter leaves, / Closing his palace gates on Caucasus, / […]”
“Germany, Italy, Spain and Belgium writhed in the throes of Anarchy, while Russia, watching from the Caucasus, stooped and bound them one by one.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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