[syn: Caucasia, Caucasus]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Caucasus \Caucasus\ n.
1. (Geog.) a large region between the Black and Caspian seas.
Syn: Caucasia.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. (Geog.) the mountain range located between the Black and
Caspian seas.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Caucasus
n 1: the mountain range in Caucasia between the Black Sea and
the Caspian Sea that forms part of the traditional border
between Europe and Asia [syn: Caucasus, Caucasus
Mountains]
2: a large region between the Black and Caspian seas that
contains the Caucasus Mountains; oil is its major resource
[syn: Caucasia, Caucasus]