Baku

American  

[buh-koo] / bʌˈku /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Azerbaijan, in the E part, on the Caspian Sea.

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Baku British  

/ baˈku /

noun

1. the capital of Azerbaijan, a port on the Caspian Sea: important for its extensive oilfields. Pop: 1 830 000 (2005 est)

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Baku

Azerbaijan boasts a glittering, monumental capital city, Baku, flush with oil money and foreign investment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

On the train from Baku to Ganja, Mr. Barnes writes, he leaves behind ”any vestiges of wealth and prosperity” and finds the poverty in the countryside to be ”as in-your-face as Baku’s gaudy skyscrapers.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

In one video, pupils outside School No. 69 in Balakhany, outside Baku, hold a banner reading: "The hijab does not prevent anyone from getting an education."

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Championship leader Kimi Antonelli finished fifth in Baku, meaning his advantage over team-mate Russell has narrowed to 66 points.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Aptly, it had its first performance in Baku, capital of Soviet Azerbaijan and home to the Caspian fleet.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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