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A mountain range in Eastern Europe between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, on territory of Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, which includes the ranges of Greater Caucasus and Lesser Caucasus. quotations examples
[…] from the long and rugged ravines of the Caucasus, […]
1851, Lieutenant Maturin Murray, The Circassian Slave, or The Sultan's Favorite
Driven with that weak blast which Winter leaves, / Closing his palace gates on Caucasus, / […]
1887, Walter Savage Landor, Gebir
Germany, Italy, Spain and Belgium writhed in the throes of Anarchy, while Russia, watching from the Caucasus, stooped and bound them one by one.
1895, Robert W. Chambers, The King In Yellow
(geopolitical) A geopolitical region in Eastern Europe, deriving its name from the aforementioned mountains. examples