Azerbaijani
noun
Azer·bai·ja·ni
ˌa-zər-ˌbī-ˈjä-nē 
ˌä-
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
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More relatable is Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, a tough autocrat who broke promises to Western leaders by launching last week’s military operation.
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Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2023
Azerbaijan’s state security service said on Thursday he was being charged with financing terrorism and with illegally crossing the Azerbaijani border last year.
—Felix Light, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2023
As tens of thousands of Nagorno-Karabakh’s residents flee, abandoning their homes amid fear of Azerbaijani rule, rage has filled the streets of Yerevan, Armenia’s capital.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
Tens of thousands died fighting for and against it, destroying the careers of two presidents — one Armenian, one Azerbaijani — and tormenting a generation of American, Russian and European diplomats pushing stillborn peace plans.
—Ivan Nechepurenko Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will meet Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Monday as ethnic Armenians fled the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh after a lightning military operation that has changed the contours of the South Caucasus.
—Reuters, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2023
Pashinyan declined to declare war following the new Azerbaijani offensive and on Wednesday said Armenia had no involvement in Wednesday's ceasefire agreement.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2023
But Russia’s peacekeepers have not prevented Azerbaijani troops from establishing a military checkpoint along the Lachin corridor, preventing the import of food to the enclave.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 17 Sep. 2023
Dozens of Azerbaijani nationals have reportedly been arrested in the past few weeks for alleged links to Iran amid escalating tensions between the two countries over a range of issues including Azerbaijan’s ties to Israel and its conflict with Armenia.
—Zulfugar Agayev, Bloomberg.com, 6 Apr. 2023
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Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2023
Azerbaijan’s state security service said on Thursday he was being charged with financing terrorism and with illegally crossing the Azerbaijani border last year.
—Felix Light, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2023
As tens of thousands of Nagorno-Karabakh’s residents flee, abandoning their homes amid fear of Azerbaijani rule, rage has filled the streets of Yerevan, Armenia’s capital.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
Tens of thousands died fighting for and against it, destroying the careers of two presidents — one Armenian, one Azerbaijani — and tormenting a generation of American, Russian and European diplomats pushing stillborn peace plans.
—Ivan Nechepurenko Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will meet Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Monday as ethnic Armenians fled the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh after a lightning military operation that has changed the contours of the South Caucasus.
—Reuters, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2023
Pashinyan declined to declare war following the new Azerbaijani offensive and on Wednesday said Armenia had no involvement in Wednesday's ceasefire agreement.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2023
But Russia’s peacekeepers have not prevented Azerbaijani troops from establishing a military checkpoint along the Lachin corridor, preventing the import of food to the enclave.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 17 Sep. 2023
Dozens of Azerbaijani nationals have reportedly been arrested in the past few weeks for alleged links to Iran amid escalating tensions between the two countries over a range of issues including Azerbaijan’s ties to Israel and its conflict with Armenia.
—Zulfugar Agayev, Bloomberg.com, 6 Apr. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Persian āzarbāyjānī, from Āzarbāyjān Azerbaijan
First Known Use
1886, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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“Azerbaijani.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Azerbaijani. Accessed 4 Oct. 2023.
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