Caspian Sea


noun
  1. a salt lake between southeastern Europe and Asia: the largest inland body of water in the world. About 169,000 square miles (438,000 square kilometers); 85 feet (26 meters) below sea level.

Origin of Caspian Sea

1
First recorded in1590–1600

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How to use Caspian Sea in a sentence

  • The Volga forms the trunk of this tree, and it has for roots seventy mouths opening into the Caspian Sea.

    Michael Strogoff | Jules Verne
  • And on another side it extends toward the north to the Caspian Sea, and toward the south to the desert of India.

  • The Caspian Sea has large rivers flowing into it, but no outlet, yet it never fills up.

    Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa | Joel Tyler Headley and William Fletcher Johnson
  • The original country of the hemp plant was doubtless Asia, probably that part near the Caspian Sea.

    Textiles | William H. Dooley
  • From the summit of the black hill I was able to gain a view of the Caspian Sea.

    Travels in Central Asia | Arminius Vmbry

British Dictionary definitions for Caspian Sea

Caspian Sea

/ (ˈkæspɪən) /


noun
  1. a salt lake between SE Europe and Asia: the largest inland sea in the world; fed mainly by the River Volga. Area: 394 299 sq km (152 239 sq miles)

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Cultural definitions for Caspian Sea

Caspian Sea

Saltwater lake between Europe and Asia, bordered by Azerbaijan, and Russia to the west, Kazakhstan to the north and east, Turkmenistan to the east, and Iran to the south and west; the largest inland body of water in the world.

Notes for Caspian Sea

The Volga River empties into the Caspian Sea.

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