Azerbaijan

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Azer·bai·jan | \ ˌa-zər-ˌbī-ˈjän

, 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

2 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 Soviet Union 1936–91; capital Baku area 33,436 square miles (86,600 square kilometers), population 10,047,000