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

She is understood to have been in touch with police in Dubai and the consulate of Azerbaijan - the country Javadli is from.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus prompted Greece to pull out, while tensions between Georgia and Moscow and the conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region between Armenia and Azerbaijan have also left their mark.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

The turning point was Armenia's 2023 war with its neighbour Azerbaijan.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

It is using rail connections with Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan as well as the Caspian Sea to the north to import goods, Ebrahim Najafi, an Iranian lawmaker, said recently in the country’s Parliament.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

His fields stretched from northern Iran into Azerbaijan, which, at the time, was a part of the Russian Empire.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri