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
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Image Interviews last week with Azerbaijani officials and people close to the government showed how the Dec. 25 crash of an Embraer 190, with 67 people aboard, has become a geopolitical milestone for the former Soviet Union.
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Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Newsweek reached out to the Azerbaijani and Russian Ministries of Foreign Affairs via email for comment outside of business hours.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
In the absence of U.S. leadership at the COP 29 meeting in Azerbaijan in November, for example, the EU delegation and the British government teamed up with the Azerbaijani, Brazilian, and Chinese governments to take charge of the negotiations.
—Robin Niblett, Foreign Affairs, 8 Jan. 2025
There were 42 Azerbaijani citizens, 16 Russian citizens, six citizens of Kazakhstan and three citizens of Kyrgyzstan on board the jet.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Newsweek reached out to the Azerbaijani and Russian Ministries of Foreign Affairs via email for comment outside of business hours.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
In the absence of U.S. leadership at the COP 29 meeting in Azerbaijan in November, for example, the EU delegation and the British government teamed up with the Azerbaijani, Brazilian, and Chinese governments to take charge of the negotiations.
—Robin Niblett, Foreign Affairs, 8 Jan. 2025
There were 42 Azerbaijani citizens, 16 Russian citizens, six citizens of Kazakhstan and three citizens of Kyrgyzstan on board the jet.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Azerbaijani.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Azerbaijani. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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