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Azeri

British

/ əˈzɛərɪ /

noun

short for Azerbaijani

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Newcastle United completed their stroll into the Champions League last 16 with a 3-2 win over Qarabag on Tuesday to progress 9-3 on aggregate over the Azeri champions.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

One such person is Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who is Azeri from his father’s side.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

Gurban Gurbanov, who manages the visiting Azeri side, complained "these things shouldn't happen" after struggling to reach the stadium from their hotel in Stratford.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2024

Soldiers speaking in the local Azeri language said: “There it is, we found it.”

From Seattle Times • May 19, 2024

I already had the Persian, but the Azeri was new, so I put it happily into the second edition of my book.

From Baron Pál Podmaniczky and the Norwegian Bible by Ilona, Martinovitsné Kutas

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