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the Caspian Sea noun uk /ˌkæs.pi.ən ˈsiː/ us /ˌkæs.pi.ən ˈsiː/ a sea in Asia between Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan: Ministry officials said concerns were over the death of baby seals and fish in the Caspian Sea. Previously, 80 percent of the world's caviar came from areas bordering the Caspian Sea. The Caspian Sea port of Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan, another former Soviet republic that controls major petroleum reserves. There are occasional rumours of tigers in the region of the Caspian Sea but no confirmed sightings. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Seas & oceans abyssal Aegean bathypelagic briny Caribbean continental shelf depth interocean interoceanic marine mid-ocean ridge ocean overfall pond the Adriatic Sea the Arabian Sea the Baltic Sea the doldrums the Irish Sea the seabed |