Azerbaijan

American  

[ah-zer-bahy-jahn, az-er-bahy-jan, uh-zyir-bahy-jahn] / ˌɑ zər baɪˈdʒɑn, ˌæz ər baɪˈdʒæn, ʌ zyɪr baɪˈdʒɑn /

noun

1. Formerly Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic.  Also Azerbaidzhan a republic in Transcaucasia, N of Iran and W of the Caspian Sea. 33,430 sq. mi. (86,600 sq. km). Baku.

2. a region of NW Iran, divided into two provinces in 1938: East Azerbaijan (Tabriz) and West Azerbaijan (Orumiyeh).

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Azerbaijan British  

/ ˌæzəbaɪˈdʒɑːn /

noun

1. a republic in NW Asia: the region was acquired by Russia from Persia in the early 19th century; became the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic in 1936 and gained independence in 1991; consists of dry subtropical steppes around the Aras and Kura rivers, surrounded by the Caucasus; contains the extensive Baku oilfields. Language: Azerbaijani (or Azeri). Religion: Shiite Muslim. Currency: manat. Capital: Baku. Pop: 9 590 159 (2013 est). Area: 86 600 sq km (33 430 sq miles)

2. a mountainous region of NW Iran, separated from the republic of Azerbaijan by the Aras River: divided administratively into Eastern Azerbaijan and Western Azerbaijan . Capitals: Tabriz and Orumiyeh. Pop: 2 119 524 (2002 est)

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Azerbaijan Cultural  

1. Republic in southwestern Asia, bordered to the north by Georgia and Russia, to the east by the Caspian Sea, to the south by Iran, and to the west by Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Baku.

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This former member of the Soviet Union declared its independence in 1991.

Predominantly Muslim, Azerbaijan has been involved in an often violent dispute with Armenia, its predominantly Christian neighbor, over Nagorno-Karabakh, a mainly Armenian region of Azerbaijan.

The country possesses valuable oil reserves.

Example Sentences

By that stage, Ingle was an established Wales international, having made her senior debut in a 2-1 World Cup qualifying defeat to Azerbaijan three years earlier, only a matter of weeks after her 18th birthday.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

A French foreign ministry source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the couple left Iran at dawn Tuesday in a diplomatic convoy with the French ambassador and "are currently in Azerbaijan".

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

While the country gets its oil from a pipeline via Azerbaijan, the tech-oriented economy is still exposed to surging prices.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Companies are looking for oil in far-away places—from Sierra Leone to Uruguay, Turkey to Malaysia, Azerbaijan to Argentina.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

They say he was in Azerbaijan when the war began, and the borders were closed.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri