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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While meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is open to continuing peace talks with Russia in Azerbaijan.
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Elise Morton, Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2026
Armenia was reliant on its close alliance with Russia for the first three decades of its existence, ensuring its protection against Azerbaijani attempts to take Nagorno-Karabakh, which was internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan but under the de facto control of Armenia.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
While meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine is open to continuing peace talks with Russia in Azerbaijan.
—Elise Morton, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Two of the suspects are foreign nationals — Moradians, an Iranian national who has an outstanding warrant for removal from the United States, and Sarkisian, an Azerbaijani national and green card holder, prosecutors said.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
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Elise Morton, Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2026
Armenia was reliant on its close alliance with Russia for the first three decades of its existence, ensuring its protection against Azerbaijani attempts to take Nagorno-Karabakh, which was internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan but under the de facto control of Armenia.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
While meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine is open to continuing peace talks with Russia in Azerbaijan.
—Elise Morton, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Two of the suspects are foreign nationals — Moradians, an Iranian national who has an outstanding warrant for removal from the United States, and Sarkisian, an Azerbaijani national and green card holder, prosecutors said.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
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“Azerbaijani.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Azerbaijani. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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