Caucasian Albania

proper noun

An ancient region and former kingdom in West Asia, south of the Caucasus mountains, east of Armenia and west of the Caspian Sea.

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AghvankArran
OriginLatin Albānia ← Ancient Greek Ἀλβανία →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An ancient region and former kingdom in West Asia, south of the Caucasus mountains, east of Armenia and west of the Caspian Sea.

    Synonyms: Aghvank, Arran

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounAn ancient region and former kingdom in West Asia, south of the Caucasus mountains, east of Armenia and west of the Caspian Sea.

Similar
AghvankArran

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἈλβανία
  2. LatinAlbānia
  3. EnglishCaucasian Albania

From Latin Albānia, from Ancient Greek Ἀλβανία (Albanía). Called Caucasian in order to distinguish it from the unrelated modern country in the Balkans.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἀλβανία
  • Ἀλβανία (Albanía)ancient region and kingdom south of Caucasus mountains — see also Arran
French Albanie du Caucase
  • Albanie du Caucaseancient region and kingdom south of Caucasus mountains — see also Arran
Irish an Albáin Cugasach
  • an Albáin Cugasachancient region and kingdom south of Caucasus mountains — see also Arran
Italian Albania caucasica
  • Albania caucasicaancient region and kingdom south of Caucasus mountains — see also Arran
Latin Albānia
  • Albāniaancient region and kingdom south of Caucasus mountains — see also Arran
Lithuanian Kaukazo Albanija
  • Kaukazo Albanijaancient region and kingdom south of Caucasus mountains — see also Arran
Persian اران, آلان
  • اران (arrân)ancient region and kingdom south of Caucasus mountains — see also Arran
  • آلان (âlân)ancient region and kingdom south of Caucasus mountains — see also Arran
Portuguese Albânia do Cáucaso
  • Albânia do Cáucasoancient region and kingdom south of Caucasus mountains — see also Arran
Romanian Albania Caucaziană
  • Albania Caucazianăancient region and kingdom south of Caucasus mountains — see also Arran
Russian Кавказская Алба́ния
  • Кавказская Алба́ния (Kavkazskaja Albánija)ancient region and kingdom south of Caucasus mountains — see also Arran
Spanish Albania caucásica
  • Albania caucásicaancient region and kingdom south of Caucasus mountains — see also Arran
Cite this entry
APA

Caucasian Albania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caucasian%20Albania

MLA

“Caucasian Albania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caucasian%20Albania. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Caucasian Albania,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caucasian%20Albania.

Source: Caucasian Albania on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.