Caspian
pronunciation
How to pronounce Caspian in British English:
UK [ˈkæspiən]
How to pronounce Caspian in American English:
US [ˈkæspiən]
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- Noun:
- a large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or characteristic of the Caspian Sea
Word Origin
- Caspian
- inland sea of central Asia, 1580s, from Latin Caspius, from Greek Kaspios, named for native people who lived on its shores (but who were said to be originally from the Caucasus), Latin Caspii, from a native self-designation, perhaps literally "white."
Example
- 1. Caspian airlines is a russian-iranian joint venture founded in 1993 .
- 2. Oil executives and officials have for years dreamed of the riches held in the caspian region .
- 3. But caspian airlines uses russian-made planes whose maintenance would be less affected by american sanctions .
- 4. The us is the biggest investor in kazakhstan and us companies are majormain players in its caspian sea .
- 5. The third plan is nabucco , an ambitious pipeline to connect caspian and iraqi gasfields to europe via turkey .