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Georgia vs Transcaucasia - What's the difference?

georgia | transcaucasia |

As proper nouns the difference between georgia and transcaucasia

is that georgia is georgia (country and us state) while transcaucasia is (region of southwest asia).

georgia

English

(wikipedia Georgia)

Etymology 1

Probably from the Persian designation of the Georgians as . In the West, the Persian and Arabic forms has been associated, through folk etymology, with the word (etyl) Georgius, from (etyl) .

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A country in Caucasus region of Eurasia. Official name: Georgia. Capital: (l).
    • Derived terms
    * (l)
    Synonyms
    * (l), (l)
    See also
    * * Tbilisi * Georgian SSR

    Etymology 2

    Named for of Great Britain.

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A state of the United States of America. Capital: Atlanta.
    • Derived terms
    * GA * Georgian
    Synonyms
    * Jawjuh
    See also
    *

    Etymology 3

    Latinate feminine form of George, from (etyl) .

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • .
  • * 1949 , Except for Me and Thee , Macmillan (1969), page 9:
    • "Georgia'?" his mother said. "Why in the world would a mother want to give her daughter such an outlandish name?" "It's no more outlandish than Jesse Griffith." "Why, Jesse G., thee's named for thy two grandfathers." "' Georgia' s named for a whole state."
    Related terms
    * George * Georgiana * Georgina

    transcaucasia

    English

    (wikipedia Transcaucasia)

    Alternative forms

    * Transcaucasus

    Proper noun

    (-)
  • Mountainous region of southwest Asia, lying south of Caucasus Mountains and comprising republics of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Also known as South Caucasus.

    • Synonyms

    * South Caucasus