noun
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 Mountains
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Caucasic
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑range, ↑mountain range, ↑range of mountains, ↑chain, ↑mountain chain, ↑chain of mountains
• Part Holonyms: ↑Caucasia
2. a large region between the Black and Caspian seas that contains the Caucasus Mountains; oil is its major resource
• Syn: ↑Caucasia
• Members of this Region: ↑Circassian
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑geographical area, ↑geographic area, ↑geographical region, ↑geographic region
• Member Meronyms: ↑Circassian
• Part Meronyms: ↑Transcaucasia, ↑Caucasus Mountains
Useful english dictionary. 2012.