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A⋅zer⋅bai⋅ja⋅ni

[ah-zer-bahy-jah-nee, az-er-bahy-jan-ee]
–noun, plural -ja⋅nis, (especially collectively) -ja⋅ni for 1, 2.
1. a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan.
2. a member of an Azerbaijani-speaking people of Azerbaijan and of the Iranian provinces of Azerbaijan.
3. the Turkic language of the Azerbaijani, written with Cyrillic letters in Azerbaijan and with Arabic letters in Iran.
Also, A⋅zer⋅bai⋅ja⋅ni⋅an.


Origin:
1885–90; Azerbaijan + -i suffix of membership
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A·zer·bai·ja·ni   (āz'ər-bī-jä'nē, äz'ər-)   
adj.  Of or relating to Azerbaijan or its people, language, or culture.
n.   pl. A·zer·bai·ja·nis
  1. A native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan.

  2. The Turkic language of Azerbaijan.

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