Azerbaijan

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English

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Etymology

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From Persian آذربایجان (âzarbâyjân), from Arabic أَذَرْبَيْجَان (ʔaḏarbayjān), from Classical Persian آذربایگان (āðarbāygān)/آذربادگان (āzarbādgān), from Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾtwrpʾtkʾn), [script needed] (ʾtwrpʾtkn /⁠Ādurbādagān⁠/), from the name of Atropates, the Persian nobleman who founded the independent kingdom of Atropatene, from Old Persian *Ātr̥pātah (/⁠Āturpat⁠/, protected by fire). For the suffix see -ական (-akan), گان (gân). Compare Old Armenian Ատրպատական (Atrpatakan), Ատրապատական (Atrapatakan), Ատրպայական (Atrpayakan), Armenian Ադրբեջան (Adrbeǰan), Byzantine Greek Ἀδαρβιγάνων (Adarbigánōn), Classical Syriac ܐܕܘܪܒܝܓܐܢ (ʾĀḏōrbêḡān), Coptic ⲁⲇⲟⲩⲣⲃⲁⲇⲁⲅⲁⲛ (adourbadagan).

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌæz.ə(ɹ).baɪˈdʒɑːn/, /əˈzɛː(ɹ).baɪˌdʒɑːn/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • (hyperforeign) IPA(key): /ˌæz.ə(ɹ).baɪˈʒɑːn/, /əˈzɛː(ɹ).baɪˌʒɑːn/

Proper noun

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Azerbaijan

  1. A country in the South Caucasus, Asia and Europe. Official name: Republic of Azerbaijan. Capital: Baku.
  2. A region in northwestern Iran.
    Synonyms: Iranian Azerbaijan, (politically loaded) South Azerbaijan

Derived terms

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Translations

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See also

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Further reading

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Basque

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Basque Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /as̻erbai̯ɟan/ [a.s̻er.β̞ai̯.ɟãn]
 
  • IPA(key): (Gipuzkoan) /as̻erbai̯jan/ [a.s̻er.β̞ai̯.jãn]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /as̺erbai̯d͡ʒan/ [a.s̺er.β̞ai̯.d͡ʒãn]
  • IPA(key): (Navarrese) /as̻erbai̯jan/ [a.s̻er.β̞ai̯.jãn]

 

  • Hyphenation: A‧zer‧bai‧jan

Proper noun

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Azerbaijan inan

  1. Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus, Asia and Europe)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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Ido

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Proper noun

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Azerbaijan

  1. Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus, Asia and Europe)

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Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From English Azerbaijan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [azərˈbai̯d͡ʒan]

Proper noun

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Azerbaijan

  1. Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus, Asia and Europe)

Adjective

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Azerbaijan

  1. Azerbaijani (pertaining to Azerbaijan)

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Malay

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Malay Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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See English Azerbaijan, from Ancient Greek Ἀτροπατηνή (Atropatēnḗ).

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Proper noun

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Azerbaijan

  1. Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus, Asia and Europe)

Adjective

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Azerbaijan

  1. Azerbaijani (pertaining to Azerbaijan)
    bahasa AzerbaijanAzeri, Azerbaijani (language)
    orang AzerbaijanAzeri, Azerbaijani (person)

Mauritian Creole

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Etymology

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From French Azerbaïdjan.

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Proper noun

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Azerbaijan

  1. Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus, Asia and Europe)
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Swahili

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Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Proper noun

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Azerbaijan

  1. Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus, Asia and Europe)