Azerbaijani

[ ah-zer-bahy-jah-nee, az-er-bahy-jan-ee ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Azerbaijan or its people.

noun

, plural A·zer·bai·ja·nis, (especially collectively) A·zer·bai·ja·ni

1. a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan.
2. the Turkic language of the Azerbaijani, written with Cyrillic letters in Azerbaijan and with Arabic letters in Iran.
3. a member of an Azerbaijani-speaking people of Azerbaijan or the Azerbaijan provinces in Iran.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Azerbaijani¹

First recorded in 1885–90; Azerbaijan + -i suffix of membership

Example Sentences

Last April, 200 Turkish-American and Azerbaijani-American Obama donors learned that at a breakfast in Washington, D.C.

From The Daily Beast