Azerbaijani

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

/ ˌɑ zər baɪˈdʒɑ ni, ˌæz ər baɪˈdʒæn i /

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adjective

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

noun, plural A·zer·bai·ja·nis, (especially collectively) A·zer·bai·ja·ni for 2, 4.

a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan.

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

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

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Also A·zer·bai·ja·ni·an

[ah-zer-bahy-jah-nee-uhn, az-er-bahy-jan-ee-uhn] /ɑ zər baɪˈdʒɑ ni ən, ˌæz ər baɪˈdʒæn i ən/ .

Origin of Azerbaijani

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

Words nearby Azerbaijani

Azcapotzalco, azedarach, Azeglio, azeotrope, Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani, Azeri, azerty keyboard, azide, azido, azido group

How to use Azerbaijani in a sentence

When it came to Nagorno-Karabakh, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin saw an autonomous Armenian province under Azerbaijani administration as conflict resolution.
Putin's Isn't the Only Regime Leveraging Fossil Fuels for Aggression|Simon Maghakyan|April 4, 2022|Time
Since the 2020 war, some of the territory the pipeline traverses is Azerbaijani-controlled—meaning that Azerbaijan has the de facto power to turn the gas on and off at will.
Putin's Isn't the Only Regime Leveraging Fossil Fuels for Aggression|Simon Maghakyan|April 4, 2022|Time
JAMnews, a media outlet which covers different regions of the Caucasus, noted that the Azerbaijani media not only regularly covers “honor crimes,” but gives voice to those who support this primitive idea of justice.
LGBTQ activist, journalist murdered in Azerbaijan|Brody Levesque|March 2, 2022|Washington Blade
The Azerbaijani ambassador to the United States, Elin Suleymanov, says pakhlava is one of several things he seeks out on his multiple weekly trips to Sharbat.
This new Azerbaijani bakery offers stories as good as its pastries|Tom Sietsema|February 26, 2021|Washington Post

The name Sharbat pays homage to a refreshing Azerbaijani drink made from fruit and flavorings of rose petals or saffron, says Shakrana, 19, who acts as interpreter for her mother and a helpmate in the bakery.
This new Azerbaijani bakery offers stories as good as its pastries|Tom Sietsema|February 26, 2021|Washington Post
Last April, 200 Turkish-American and Azerbaijani-American Obama donors learned that at a breakfast in Washington, D.C.
'Buy a Shotgun!' & More of Joe Biden's Never-Ending Gaffes|Caitlin Dickson|February 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Azerbaijani

Azerbaijani

/ (ˌæzəbaɪˈdʒɑːnɪ) /

noun

plural -ni or -nis a native or inhabitant of AzerbaijanSometimes shortened to: Azeri

the language of this people, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family

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