Caspian

[ kas-pee-uhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the Caspian Sea.

noun

1. Caspian Sea.

Other Words From

• trans-Caspi·an adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Caspian¹

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

When they returned, many came to this small building with arched windows only a few blocks from the grimy Caspian beach.

From The Daily Beast

The Volga forms the trunk of this tree, and it has for roots seventy mouths opening into the Caspian Sea.

From Project Gutenberg

The Caspian and Aral Seas occupied a much larger area than at present, and were very likely connected.

From Project Gutenberg

Eastward from the Black Sea lies the Caspian, probably much larger in glacial times.

From Project Gutenberg

They roamed as nomads in the country around and north of the Black and the Caspian Seas, and were known as the wildest barbarians.

From Project Gutenberg

The Caspian lies in the centre of a great depression, being 83 feet below the level of the Sea of Azov.

From Project Gutenberg