Greater Caucasus

UK/ˈɡɹeɪtə(ɹ)ˈkɔːkəsəs/US[ˈɡɹ̠ʷeɪ̯ɾɚ ˈkʰɔkəsəs]

proper noun

the major mountain range of the Caucasus Mountains, which stretches for about 1,200 kilometres from west-northwest to east-southeast, between the Taman Peninsula of the Black Sea to the Absheron Peninsula of the Caspian Sea.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. the major mountain range of the Caucasus Mountains, which stretches for about 1,200 kilometres from west-northwest to east-southeast, between the Taman Peninsula of the Black Sea to the Absheron Peninsula of the Caspian Sea.

    Synonyms: Caucasus Major

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounthe major mountain range of the Caucasus Mountains, which stretches for about 1,200 kilometres from west-northwest to east-southeast, between the Taman Peninsula of the Black Sea to the Absheron Peninsula of the Caspian Sea.

Translations

French Grand Caucase
  • Grand Caucasemountain range
German Großer Kaukasus
  • Großer Kaukasusmountain range
Hindi बृहत्तर कॉकेशस
  • बृहत्तर कॉकेशस (bŕhattar kŏkeśas)mountain range
Italian Gran Caucaso
  • Gran Caucasomountain range
Polish Wielki Kaukaz
  • Wielki Kaukazmountain range
Russian Большо́й Кавка́з
  • Большо́й Кавка́з (Bolʹšój Kavkáz)mountain range
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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