South Caucasus

English

Proper noun

South Caucasus

1. A mountainous region in the easternmost part of Europe, lying between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, comprising republics of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Also known as Transcaucasus.

Synonyms

• Transcaucasia
• Transcaucasus

Translations

region of southwest Asia

• Arabic: جَنُوب اَلْقَوْقَاز m (janūb al-qawqāz)
• Armenian: Հարավային Կովկաս (Haravayin Kovkas), Այսրկովկաս (hy) (Aysrkovkas), Անդրկովկաս (hy) (Andrkovkas)
• Azerbaijani: Cənubi Qafqaz (az), Zaqafqaziya
• Catalan: Caucas del Sud m, Transcaucàsia f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 南高加索 (Nán Gāojiāsuǒ)

• Czech: Zakavkazsko n
• Dutch: Trans-Kaukasië
• French: Transcaucasie (fr) f, Caucase du Sud m
• Georgian: სამხრეთი კავკასია (samxreti ḳavḳasia)
• German: Transkaukasien (de) n
• Hindi: दक्षिणी कॉकेशस (hi) m (dakṣiṇī kŏkeśas)
• Japanese: 南コーカサス (Minami Kōkasasu)
• Lezgi: Кьиблепатан Къавкъаз (Q̇iblepatan Q̄avq̄az)
• Ossetian: Фӕскавказ (Fæskavkaz)
• Persian: قفقاز جنوبی (qafqâz-e jonubi)
• Portuguese: Transcaucásia f
• Russian: Закавка́зье (ru) n (Zakavkázʹje), Ю́жный Кавка́з m (Júžnyj Kavkáz)
• Spanish: Transcaucasia f
• Turkish: Güney Kafkasya, Transkafkasya