Azerbaijan

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

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

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

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British Dictionary definitions for Azerbaijan

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)

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Cultural definitions for Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

[ (az-uhr-beye-jahn, ah-zuhr-beye-jahn) ]


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.

Notes for Azerbaijan

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

Notes for Azerbaijan

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.

Notes for Azerbaijan

The country possesses valuable oil reserves.

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