transcaucasia

Noun
  1. A geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains and to the north of Turkey that comprises Georgia and Armenia and Azerbaijan (synset 108537099)
    is an instance of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth
    has:
    • 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
    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

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