Caucasus
geographical name
Cau·ca·sus
| \ ˈkȯ-kə-səs
\
\
variants:
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 south