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zər noun
1.
Also, Az·er·bai·dzhan. Formerly Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. a republic in Transcaucasia, N of Iran and W of the Caspian Sea. 33,430 sq. mi. (86,600 sq. km). Capital: Baku.
2.
a region of NW Iran, divided into two provinces in 1938: East Azerbaijan ( Capital: Tabriz) and West Azerbaijan ( Capital: Orumiyeh).
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World English Dictionary
Azerbaijan (ˌæzəbaɪˈdʒɑːn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a republic in NW Asia: the region was acquired by Russia from Persia in the early 19th century; became the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic in 1936 and gained independence in 1991; consists of dry subtropical steppes around the Aras and Kura rivers, surrounded by the Caucasus; contains the extensive Baku oilfields. Language: Azerbaijani (or Azeri). Religion: Shiite Muslim. Currency: manat. Capital: Baku. Pop: Pop: 8 447 000 (2004 est). Area: 86 600 sq km (33 430 sq miles) |
| 2. | a mountainous region of NW Iran, separated from the republic of Azerbaijan by the Aras River: divided administratively into Eastern Azerbaijan and Western Azerbaijan. Capitals: Tabriz and Orumiyeh. Pop: 2 119 524 (2002 est) |
| Baku or Bakı (Russian baˈku) | |
| —n | |
| the capital of Azerbaijan, a port on the Caspian Sea: important for its extensive oilfields. Pop: 1 830 000 (2005 est) | |
| Bakı or Bakı | |
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Word Origin & History
Azerbaijan
country name, of unknown origin, perhaps from O.Pers. Aturpatakan, from Gk. Atropatene, from the Pers. Atropates, who ruled there in the time of Alexander the Great; or from local azer "fire" + baydjan (Iranian baykan) "guardian," in ref. to fire-worship.
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
Azerbaijan [(az-uhr-beye-jahn, ah-zuhr-beye-jahn)]Republic in southwestern Asia, bordered to the north by Georgia and Russia, to the east by the Caspian Sea, to the south by Iran, and to the west by Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Baku.
Note: This former member of the Soviet Union declared its independence in 1991.
Note: Predominantly Muslim, Azerbaijan has been involved in an often violent dispute with Armenia, its predominantly Christian neighbor, over Nagorno-Karabakh, a mainly Armenian region of Azerbaijan.
Note: The country possesses valuable oil reserves.
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