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n. - A large region between the Black and Caspian seas that contains the mountains that give the region its name and which form part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia.

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  • The US administration refused to help Saakashvili, because the true goal of the new game in the Caucasus is absolutely different.
  • The Caucasus is the setting for both of these works. theAmericanist says:
  • The question of security in the southern Caucasus is an existential one for Europe.
  • Zira Island will be an important step into the future of urban development in Caucasus and Central Asia.
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