Caucasia

[ kaw-key-zhuh, -shuh ]

noun

1. a variant of Caucasus ( def 2 ).

Caucasia

/ -ʒə; kɔːˈkeɪzɪə /

noun

1. a region in SW Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea: contains the Caucasus Mountains, dividing it into Ciscaucasia in the north and Transcaucasia in the south; one of the most complex ethnic areas in the world, with over 50 different peoples Also calledthe Caucasus

Example Sentences

Danzy Senna’s first novel, 1998’s “Caucasia,” is about two biracial siblings who are forced by family circumstances to assume new identities.

From Los Angeles Times

Four soldiers have been killed and two more injured in an ambush near the town of Caucasia in northern Colombia.

From BBC

The army blames the attack on the Gulf Clan, which has been fighting for control of a lucrative drug-smuggling route near the western Colombian town of Caucasia.

From Washington Times

On the flip side of utopia, residents of Caucasia are deflated.

From Seattle Times

About 70 people were at the Bora Bora nightclub in Caucasia when a device was thrown from a motorcycle and set off a stampede among club patrons.

From Washington Post