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CAUCASIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Of or relating to the geographical region of Caucasia

Example:

Caucasian languages

Synonyms:

Caucasian; Caucasic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Caucasus (a large region between the Black and Caspian seas that contains the Caucasus Mountains; oil is its major resource)

Derivation:

Caucasus (a large region between the Black and Caspian seas that contains the Caucasus Mountains; oil is its major resource)

Caucasus (the mountain range in Caucasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea that forms part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia)

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