# Transcaspia

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. 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.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/transcaspia