CAUCASUS MOUNTAINS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Caucasus Mountains mean? 

• CAUCASUS MOUNTAINS (noun)
  The noun CAUCASUS MOUNTAINS has 1 sense:

1. the mountain range in Caucasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea that forms part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia

  Familiarity information: CAUCASUS MOUNTAINS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAUCASUS MOUNTAINS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The mountain range in Caucasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea that forms part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

Caucasus; Caucasus Mountains

Instance hypernyms:

chain; chain of mountains; mountain chain; mountain range; range; range of mountains (a series of hills or mountains)

Holonyms ("Caucasus Mountains" is a part of...):

Caucasia; Caucasus (a large region between the Black and Caspian seas that contains the Caucasus Mountains; oil is its major resource)