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Caucasian languages — Group of languages spoken in the Caucasus region that are not members of any language families spoken elsewhere in the world. Caucasian languages, spoken by some nine million people, are divided into three subgroups: the South Caucasian, or… … Universalium
Caucasus — /kaw keuh seuhs/, n. the 1. Also called Caucasus Mountains. a mountain range in Caucasia, between the Black and Caspian seas, along the border between the Russian Federation, Georgia, and Azerbaijan. Highest peak, Mt. Elbrus, 18,481 ft. (5633 m) … Universalium
Transcaucasia — Transcaucasian /trans kaw kay zheuhn, sheuhn, kazh euhn, kash /, adj., n. /trans kaw kay zheuh, sheuh/, n. a region in SE Europe, S of the Caucasus Mountains, between the Black and Caspian seas: constituted a republic 1922 36 (Transcaucasian… … Universalium
Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… … Universalium
Syria — /sear ee euh/, n. 1. Official name, Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 16,137,899; 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Cap.: Damascus. 2. a territory mandated to France in 1922, including the present… … Universalium
Kabardian language — also called East Circassian , or Upper Circassian language spoken in Kabardino Balkaria republic, in southwestern Russia, in the northern Caucasus. It is related to the Abkhaz, Abaza, Adyghian, and Ubykh languages, which constitute the… … Universalium
Abaza language — language spoken primarily in the western part of the Caucasus Mountains and in northeastern Turkey. Abaza is related to Abkhaz, Adyghian, Kabardian (Circassian), and Ubykh, which constitute the Abkhazo Adyghian, or Northwest Caucasian,… … Universalium
Proto-Pontic language — Proto Pontic is the postulated proto language for a Pontic language family or macrofamily. Each of these terms may refer to a number of different linguistic entities.Northwest CaucasianIn its narrowest sense, Pontic is a synonym for the well… … Wikipedia
Kabardino-Balkaria — ▪ republic, Russia republic in southwestern Russia, on the northern flank of the Greater Caucasus range. It is divided into three main relief regions. In the south is the Greater Caucasus, the crest of which forms the boundary. Four… … Universalium
