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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News of their arrests came hours after Israeli officials revealed that seven Israeli Jewish citizens of Azerbaijani origin had been detained for allegedly conducting over 600 missions on behalf of Iranian intelligence services, including photographing military and energy infrastructure.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
The Azerbaijani military’s use of modern Israeli and Turkish drones—most notably the Turkish TB2 and Israeli Harop loitering munition—played a pivotal role in its decisive victory in the 2020 war with Armenia.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Unconfirmed reports in Azerbaijani and Pakistani media in February claimed Azerbaijan had reached a $1.6 billion deal for the JF-17s but again did not disclose the number of jets.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
By Erin Levi July 25, 2024 6:52 AM EDT
High in the Azerbaijani foothills of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, about two and a half hours northwest of Baku, lies Red Village, a centuries-old, shetl-like, Jewish community in the middle of a predominantly Muslim country.
—Erin Levi, TIME, 25 July 2024
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David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
The Azerbaijani military’s use of modern Israeli and Turkish drones—most notably the Turkish TB2 and Israeli Harop loitering munition—played a pivotal role in its decisive victory in the 2020 war with Armenia.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Unconfirmed reports in Azerbaijani and Pakistani media in February claimed Azerbaijan had reached a $1.6 billion deal for the JF-17s but again did not disclose the number of jets.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
By Erin Levi July 25, 2024 6:52 AM EDT
High in the Azerbaijani foothills of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, about two and a half hours northwest of Baku, lies Red Village, a centuries-old, shetl-like, Jewish community in the middle of a predominantly Muslim country.
—Erin Levi, TIME, 25 July 2024
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“Azerbaijani.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Azerbaijani. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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