English Explanatory Dictionary

Caucasian Albania

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An ancient region and former kingdom in West Asia, south of the Caucasus mountains, east of Armenia and west of the Caspian Sea.

Word forms

Caucasian Albania

Etymology

From Latin Albānia, from Ancient Greek Ἀλβανία (Albanía). Called Caucasian in order to distinguish it from the unrelated modern country in the Balkans.

Synonyms

Aghvank Arran

Derived words

Caucasian Albanian
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