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TRANSCAUCASIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains and to the north of Turkey that comprises Georgia and Armenia and Azerbaijan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Meronyms (parts of "Transcaucasia"):
Armenia; Hayastan; Republic of Armenia (a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet; modern Armenia is but a fragment of ancient Armenia which was one of the world's oldest civilizations; throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded and oppressed by their neighbors)
Azerbaijan; Azerbaijani Republic; Azerbajdzhan; Azerbajdzhan Republic (a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet)
Georgia; Sakartvelo (a republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991)
Holonyms ("Transcaucasia" is a part of...):
Caucasia; Caucasus (a large region between the Black and Caspian seas that contains the Caucasus Mountains; oil is its major resource)
