Azerbaijani

noun

Azer·​bai·​ja·​ni ˌa-zər-ˌbī-ˈjä-nē How to pronounce Azerbaijani (audio)
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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

Examples of Azerbaijani in a Sentence

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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. 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 See all Example Sentences for Azerbaijani 

Word History

Etymology

Persian āzarbāyjānī, from Āzarbāyjān Azerbaijan

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of Azerbaijani was in 1886

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“Azerbaijani.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Azerbaijani. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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