Transcaspian
Speech parts
1. Transcaspian - Noun
2. Transcaspian - Adjective
Meaning
Transcaspian (comparative more Transcaspian, superlative most Transcaspian)
in, from or otherwise relating to Transcaspia
Transcaspian (plural Transcaspians)
a native or inhabitant of Transcaspia
Phrases with the word
Examples
Fauna Desert fauna include the Russian tortoise ( Testudo horsfieldii ) and a large lizard known as the Transcaspian or Desert Monitor ( Varanus griseus ), which can reach lengths of convert.
In 1897 the Transcaspian Railway reached Tashkent, and finally in 1906 a direct rail link with European Russia was opened across the steppe from Orenburg to Tashkent.
The Transcaspian Railway was started from the shores of the Caspian in 1879 in order to secure Russian control over the region and provide a rapid military route to the Afghan border.