Azerbaijan

[ah-zer-bahy-jahn, az-er-bahy-jan, uh-zyir-bahy-jahn]

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).

Azerbaijan

/ 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)

Azerbaijan

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.

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

The Tripp proposal is key to ending a conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan that started over Nagorno-Karabakh, a part of Azerbaijan historically populated by Armenians.

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Championship leader Oscar Piastri says he learned "lessons on risk" for the rest of the season after his poor weekend at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

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In the past two races in Italy and Azerbaijan, Red Bull have returned to form with two dominant Verstappen victories.

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Title rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri start the Azerbaijan Grand Prix seventh and ninth following a chaotic qualifying session that ran to double its normal length.

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Red Bull's Max Verstappen took pole position ahead of Williams' Carlos Sainz after an extraordinary qualifying session featuring a record six red flags at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

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