Etymology

Transcaucasia

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Today it means: A mountainous region of West Asia and Eastern Europe, lying between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, comprising the republics of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Full definition →

Russian Закавка́зье
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  1. Russian · calque ofЗакавка́зье
  2. English todayTranscaucasia

From trans- + Caucasus. Calque of Russian Закавка́зье (Zakavkázʹje, literally “beyond the Caucasus”), as viewed from the side of Russia.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.