Azerbaijani

noun

Azer·​bai·​ja·​ni ˌa-zər-ˌbī-ˈjä-nē How to pronounce Azerbaijani (audio)
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plural Azerbaijanis also Azerbaijani
1
: a member of a Turkic-speaking people of Azerbaijan and northwest Iran
2
: the Turkic language of the Azerbaijanis
Azerbaijani adjective

Examples of Azerbaijani in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen locks horns with Azerbaijani outfit Qarabag and Marseille will host Villareal in their first-leg meeting at the Orange Velodrome. David Ferrini, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024 No evidence Azerbaijani extremist was captured in video As the video states, Samadov was the head of the Islamic Party of Azerbaijan until he was arrested in 2011. Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024 At the same time, Azerbaijani officials have advocated for talks with a different format and agenda purely on their country’s terms. Olesya Vartanyan, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2023 Roughly six miles to the west lies Nakhchivan, a landlocked Azerbaijani exclave that Baku has long dreamed of connecting to its mainland. Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023 Just ahead of last month’s offensive, the Azerbaijani defense ministry announced the army conducted a missile test of Barak-8. Isabel Debre, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2023 Lebanon’s main Armenian party held a demonstration in front of the Azerbaijani Embassy that turned violent. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023 This ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh – first through hunger, then by force of arms – completed the Azerbaijani victory. Ronald Suny, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2023 Armenia's defense ministry on Monday also accused Azerbaijani forces of opening fire on a car carrying food to an Armenian border post near the village of Kut. Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Persian āzarbāyjānī, from Āzarbāyjān Azerbaijan

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of Azerbaijani was in 1886

Dictionary Entries Near Azerbaijani

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“Azerbaijani.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Azerbaijani. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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