Caucasus
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Caucasus
- /ˈkɔːkəsəs/
Sounds like caucuses
Where it comes from
Via Latin Caucasus, from Ancient Greek Καύκασος (Kaúkasos).
proper noun
- 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. 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?
- The Hindu Kush, anciently known by Latin and Greek translated variants as the 'Caucasus of India' since the time of Alexander the Great.
- A geopolitical region in Eastern Europe and Western Asia, deriving its name from the aforementioned mountains.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: caucasia, caucasus mountains, ossetia, transcaucasia, chechnya, chechen, caucasian, caucus, caucuses, republics, kavkaz, greater caucasus, lesser caucasus, north caucasus, south caucasus, transcaucasus
Translations
Every language
name a mountain range
| 한국어 | 캅카스 kapkaseu |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 高加索 Gāojiāsuǒ |
| हिन्दी | कॉकेशस kŏkeśas, क़फ़क़ाज़ qafqāz |
| Deutsch | Kaukasus |
| Italiano | Catena del Caucaso |
| العربية | اَلْقَوْقَاز al-qawqāz, القُفْقَاز al-qufqāz |
| עברית | קַוְקָז kavkaz |
name geographic region
| Español | Cáucaso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 캅카스 kapkaseu |
| 日本語 | カフカース Kafukāsu, コーカサス Kōkasasu |
| 中文 | 高加索 Gāojiāsuǒ |
| हिन्दी | कॉकेशस kŏkeśas, क़फ़क़ाज़ qafqāz |
| Português | Cáucaso |
| Français | Caucase |
| Deutsch | Kaukasus |
| Italiano | Caucaso |
| Ελληνικά | Καύκασος Káfkasos |
| Română | Caucaz |
| Русский | Кавка́з Kavkáz |
| Tiếng Việt | Kavkaz |
| العربية | اَلْقَوْقَاز al-qawqāz |
| עברית | קווקז kaukaz |
Talk about this word "Caucasus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/caucasus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Caucasus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/caucasus "Caucasus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/caucasus.Cite this
@misc{caucasus_2026,
title = {Caucasus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caucasus},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
