Azerbaijan
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Azer·bai·jan | \ ˌa-zər-ˌbī-ˈjän 
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, ˌä- \Definition of Azerbaijan
1 or ancient Atropatene \ ˌa-trō-pə-ˈtē-nē \ or Media Atropatene \ ˈmē-dē-ə \ region of northwestern Iran; chief city Tabriz
\ or Media Atropatene \ ˈmē-dē-ə \ region of northwestern Iran; chief city Tabriz2 independent country in western Asia and southeastern Europe bordering on the Caspian Sea and including the exclave Naxcivan, which is separated from the main part by Armenia; a constituent republic of the U.S.S.R. 1936–91; capital Baku area 33,436 square miles (86,600 square kilometers), population 10,047,000
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