- a region in central Asia, south of the Caucasus Mountains between the Black and Caspian Seas in Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan: a constituent republic of the Soviet Union from 1918 until 1936
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Trans•cau•ca•sia
(trans′kô kā′zhə, -shə),USA pronunciation n. Trans•cau•ca•sian
(trans′kô kā′zhən, -shən, -kazh′ən, -kash′-)USA pronunciation, adj., n.
- a region in SE Europe, S of the Caucasus Mountains, between the Black and Caspian seas: constituted a republic 1922–36 (Transcauca′sian So′cialist Fed′erated So′viet Repub′lic;) area now includes the republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
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Transcaucasia /ˌtrænskɔːˈkeɪzjə/ n
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