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

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

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And on another side it extends toward the north to the Caspian Sea, and toward the south to the desert of India.

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The Caspian Sea has large rivers flowing into it, but no outlet, yet it never fills up.

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The original country of the hemp plant was doubtless Asia, probably that part near the Caspian Sea.

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From the summit of the black hill I was able to gain a view of the Caspian Sea.

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