Transcaspia

English

Etymology

From Russian Закаспи́йская о́бласть (Zakaspíjskaja óblastʹ, “Transcaspian oblast”) as trans- +‎ Caspia, from the fact that in the early 20th century the easiest way to reach it from central Russia or Transcaucasia was across the Caspian Sea, by boat.

Proper noun

Transcaspia

1. (historical) The name used from the second half of the 19th century until 1924 for the section of Russian Empire to the east of the Caspian Sea.

Synonyms

• Transcaspian Oblast

Translations

the name used from the second half of the 19th century until 1924 for the section of Russian Empire to the east of the Caspian Sea

• Armenian: Անդրկասպյան երկրամաս (Andrkaspyan erkramas)
• Russian: Закаспи́йская о́бласть (Zakaspíjskaja óblastʹ), Закаспи́йский кра́й (Zakaspíjskij kráj)