South Caucasus

proper noun

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.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. 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.

    Synonyms: Transcaucasus, Transcaucasia

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA 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.

Translations

Arabic جَنُوب اَلْقَوْقَاز
  • جَنُوب اَلْقَوْقَاز (janūb al-qawqāz)region of southwest Asia
Catalan Caucas del Sud, Transcaucàsia
  • Caucas del Sudregion of southwest Asia
  • Transcaucàsiaregion of southwest Asia
Chinese Mandarin 南高加索
  • 南高加索 (Nán Gāojiāsuǒ)region of southwest Asia
Czech Zakavkazsko
  • Zakavkazskoregion of southwest Asia
Dutch Trans-Kaukasië
  • Trans-Kaukasiëregion of southwest Asia
French Transcaucasie, Caucase du Sud
  • Transcaucasieregion of southwest Asia
  • Caucase du Sudregion of southwest Asia
German Transkaukasien
  • Transkaukasienregion of southwest Asia
Hindi दक्षिणी कॉकेशस
  • दक्षिणी कॉकेशस (dakṣiṇī kŏkeśas)region of southwest Asia
Japanese 南コーカサス
  • 南コーカサス (Minami Kōkasasu)region of southwest Asia
Lithuanian Pietų̃ Kaukãzas, Ùžkaukazė
  • Pietų̃ Kaukãzasregion of southwest Asia
  • Ùžkaukazėregion of southwest Asia
Persian قفقاز جنوبی
  • قفقاز جنوبی (qafqâz-e jonubi)region of southwest Asia
Polish Kaukaz Południowy, Zakaukazie
  • Kaukaz Południowyregion of southwest Asia
  • Zakaukazieregion of southwest Asia
  • Zakaukazjaregion of southwest Asia
  • Transkaukazjaregion of southwest Asia
Portuguese Transcaucásia
  • Transcaucásiaregion of southwest Asia
Romanian Transcaucazia
  • Transcaucaziaregion of southwest Asia
Russian Закавка́зье, Ю́жный Кавка́з
  • Закавка́зье (Zakavkázʹje)region of southwest Asia
  • Ю́жный Кавка́з (Júžnyj Kavkáz)region of southwest Asia
Spanish Transcaucasia
  • Transcaucasiaregion of southwest Asia
Turkish Güney Kafkasya, Transkafkasya
  • Güney Kafkasyaregion of southwest Asia
  • Transkafkasyaregion of southwest Asia
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: South Caucasus on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.