Caspian Sea

noun

1. a salt lake between southeastern Europe and Asia: the largest inland body of water in the world. About 169,000 square miles (438,000 square kilometers); 85 feet (26 meters) below sea level.

Caspian Sea

/ ˈkæspɪən /

noun

1. a salt lake between SE Europe and Asia: the largest inland sea in the world; fed mainly by the River Volga. Area: 394 299 sq km (152 239 sq miles)

Caspian Sea

1. Saltwater lake between Europe and Asia , bordered by Azerbaijan , and Russia to the west, Kazakhstan to the north and east, Turkmenistan to the east, and Iran to the south and west; the largest inland body of water in the world.

Notes

The Volga River empties into the Caspian Sea.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Caspian Sea¹

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

He spoke mostly in grunts and curses, but I gathered that he had been a marauder in the Caspian Sea, until even his fellow pirates had to be rid of him.

From Literature

The blasts on Feb. 14 hit a natural gas pipeline running from Iran’s western Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province up north to cities on the Caspian Sea.

From Seattle Times

Details were scarce, though the blasts hit a natural gas pipeline running from Iran’s western Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province up north to cities on the Caspian Sea.

From Seattle Times

The South Caucasus territory, between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, had been recognised internationally as part of Azerbaijan but had been in Armenian hands for more than 30 years.

From BBC

The Ukrainian Air Force said that Russian fighter jets had launched cruise missiles from the Caspian Sea, to the southeast of Ukraine, and hypersonic missiles from a region near Moscow, north of Ukraine.

From New York Times