Azerbaijani

Also A·zer·bai·ja·ni·an

[ah-zer-bahy-jah-nee, az-er-bahy-jan-ee]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Azerbaijan or its people.

noun

plural

Azerbaijanis ,

plural

Azerbaijani .

1. a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan.

2. the Turkic language of the Azerbaijani, written with Cyrillic letters in Azerbaijan and with Arabic letters in Iran.

3. a member of an Azerbaijani-speaking people of Azerbaijan or the Azerbaijan provinces in Iran.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Azerbaijani¹

First recorded in 1885–90; Azerbaijan + -i suffix of membership

Example Sentences

Turkey has not said what caused the incident, but dramatic footage taken by eyewitnesses and published by Azerbaijani media appeared to show the plane spinning horizontally alongside several bits of debris as it fell.

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The assists came after Garnacho spared Chelsea's blushes with an equaliser against Azerbaijani side Qarabag in the Champions League on Wednesday, after he came on as a half-time substitute when his team were trailing.

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But Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said in October that "past misunderstandings between the two countries have been resolved" after meeting Macron in Copenhagen.

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Freedom Support Act bans any direct aid to the Azerbaijani government over its war with Armenia, despite both sides having signed a peace agreement at the White House.

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This was not the first such expulsion in this conflict: in the 1990s over 500,000 Azerbaijanis were displaced.

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