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greater caucasus

[ˈɡɹ̠ʷeɪ̯ɾɚ ˈkʰɔkəsəs]

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
greater -cau-ca-sus
IPA
[ˈɡɹ̠ʷeɪ̯ɾɚ ˈkʰɔkəsəs]
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

the major mountain range of the Caucasus Mountains, which stretches for about 1,200 kilometres from west-northwest to east-southeast, between the Taman Peninsula of the Black Sea to the Absheron Peninsula of the Caspian Sea.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: [ˈɡɹ̠ʷeɪ̯ɾɚ ˈkʰɔkəsəs]
  • British English: /ˈɡɹeɪtə(ɹ)ˈkɔːkəsəs/

Phrases

Lesser Caucasus

Frequently Paired Words

Lesser Caucasus

Synonyms

Caucasus Major

Questions

How do you pronounce greater caucasus?
The recorded pronunciation is [ˈɡɹ̠ʷeɪ̯ɾɚ ˈkʰɔkəsəs].
What does greater caucasus mean?
the major mountain range of the Caucasus Mountains, which stretches for about 1,200 kilometres from west-northwest to east-southeast, between the Taman Peninsula of the Black Sea to the Absheron Peninsula of the Caspian Sea.

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