Azerbaijan

American  

[ah-zer-bahy-jahn, az-er-bahy-jan, uh-zyir-bahy-jahn] / ˌɑ zər baɪˈdʒɑn, ˌæz ər baɪˈdʒæn, ʌ zyɪr baɪˈdʒɑn /

noun

1. Formerly Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic.  Also Azerbaidzhan a republic in Transcaucasia, N of Iran and W of the Caspian Sea. 33,430 sq. mi. (86,600 sq. km). Baku.

2. a region of NW Iran, divided into two provinces in 1938: East Azerbaijan (Tabriz) and West Azerbaijan (Orumiyeh).

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Azerbaijan British  

/ ˌæzəbaɪˈdʒɑːn /

noun

1. a republic in NW Asia: the region was acquired by Russia from Persia in the early 19th century; became the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic in 1936 and gained independence in 1991; consists of dry subtropical steppes around the Aras and Kura rivers, surrounded by the Caucasus; contains the extensive Baku oilfields. Language: Azerbaijani (or Azeri). Religion: Shiite Muslim. Currency: manat. Capital: Baku. Pop: 9 590 159 (2013 est). Area: 86 600 sq km (33 430 sq miles)

2. a mountainous region of NW Iran, separated from the republic of Azerbaijan by the Aras River: divided administratively into Eastern Azerbaijan and Western Azerbaijan . Capitals: Tabriz and Orumiyeh. Pop: 2 119 524 (2002 est)

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Azerbaijan Cultural  

1. Republic in southwestern Asia, bordered to the north by Georgia and Russia, to the east by the Caspian Sea, to the south by Iran, and to the west by Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Baku.

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This former member of the Soviet Union declared its independence in 1991.

Predominantly Muslim, Azerbaijan has been involved in an often violent dispute with Armenia, its predominantly Christian neighbor, over Nagorno-Karabakh, a mainly Armenian region of Azerbaijan.

The country possesses valuable oil reserves.

Example Sentences

"But it fell short of the super majority needed to pass constitutional amendments" demanded by Azerbaijan as a condition for a final peace treaty.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Pashinyan efforts to try and steer his country away from Moscow include passing a law to launch the process of joining the EU, and accelerating the peace process with neighbouring Azerbaijan via a US-brokered agreement.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

His jets have frequently traveled to resorts in countries that don’t enforce sanctions, such as Azerbaijan and the U.A.E., according to Flightradar24.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

It did not indicate who it thought had carried out the attack and said the boats did not belong to Azerbaijan.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 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