Baku

[buh-koo]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Azerbaijan, in the E part, on the Caspian Sea.

Baku

/ baˈku /

noun

1. the capital of Azerbaijan, a port on the Caspian Sea: important for its extensive oilfields. Pop: 1 830 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

This could anger poorer countries who want stronger support from richer nations and heavily criticised a deal at last year's COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, which they considered paltry.

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Baku said an Iskander-type missile had destroyed part of its compound and summoned Moscow's envoy.

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In fact, only 53 countries are sending their leaders, short of the roughly 80 that were in Baku, Azerbaijan, last year and 150 in Dubai the year before.

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An odor of oil hung over last year's UN climate conference in Baku, capital of fossil fuel-rich Azerbaijan.

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It was his fifth major mistake in as many races after a crash-strewn outing in Baku in September, and a collision at the start of the sprint race in Austin three weeks ago.

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