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Azeri

British  
/ əˈzɛərɪ /

noun

  1. short for Azerbaijani

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Khamenei was Azeri and President Masoud Pezeshkian is of mixed Azeri and Kurdish origin.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

So it is puzzling that Mr. Kaylan would recommend Azeri secession while omitting important context.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

Gurban Gurbanov, who manages the visiting Azeri side, complained "these things shouldn't happen" after struggling to reach the stadium from their hotel in Stratford.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2024

Soldiers speaking in the local Azeri language said: “There it is, we found it.”

From Seattle Times • May 19, 2024

I already had the Persian, but the Azeri was new, so I put it happily into the second edition of my book.

From Baron Pál Podmaniczky and the Norwegian Bible by Ilona, Martinovitsné Kutas

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