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CAUCASIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the geographical region of Caucasia
Example:
Caucasian languages
Synonyms:
Caucasian; Caucasic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Caucasus (a large region between the Black and Caspian seas that contains the Caucasus Mountains; oil is its major resource)
Derivation:
Caucasus (a large region between the Black and Caspian seas that contains the Caucasus Mountains; oil is its major resource)
Caucasus (the mountain range in Caucasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea that forms part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia)