Azerbaijani

[ ah-zer-bahy-jah-nee, az-er-bahy-jan-ee ]

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adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Azerbaijan or its people.

noun

plural Azerbaijanis, (especially collectively) Azerbaijani

a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan.
the Turkic language of the Azerbaijani, written with Cyrillic letters in Azerbaijan and with Arabic letters in Iran.
a member of an Azerbaijani-speaking people of Azerbaijan or the Azerbaijan provinces in Iran.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Azerbaijani¹

First recorded in 1885–90; Azerbaijan + -i suffix of membership

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Example Sentences

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Within months of Vardanyan's arrival Azerbaijani authorities blocked the only road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh with the Republic of Armenia, subjecting the region's population to severe food shortages.

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The Azerbaijani government has ordered the suspension of BBC News' Azerbaijani operation in the capital city, Baku.

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On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin apologised to the Azerbaijani president over the downing of the plane in Russian airspace - but stopped short of taking responsibility.

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On Friday, Russian authorities acknowledged that Ukrainian drones were targeting Grozny, provincial capital of the Russian republic of Chechnya, as an Azerbaijani commercial airliner with 67 people aboard was attempting to land there on Wednesday.

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On board were 67 passengers, most of whom were Azerbaijani nationals, as well as those from Russia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

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