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
Examples of Azerbaijani in a Sentence
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That article claimed that the Azerbaijani executives had worked in the past with a firm called Coral Energy, which is also one of the shorthand terms that Treasury and White House officials informally used to describe the trading network.
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David Ignatius, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
The suspects, who have not been named in accordance with German privacy rules, are German, Azerbaijani, Bulgarian, Moroccan, Turkish and Ukrainian nationals ages 30 to 54, prosecutors said in a statement about the joint operation with Europol, dubbed OP Plexus.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 17 June 2024
Just as the Azerbaijani leadership does, the men who run Georgia understand Moscow.
—Thomas De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2024
The pair were returning to Tehran after attending a ceremony with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on the Iran-Azerbaijan border to inaugurate the building of the new Qiz Qalasi Dam.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 20 May 2024
Raisi was returning from the Azerbaijani border after an event to inaugurate the Qiz-Qalaisi Dam, a joint project between the two countries.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 19 May 2024
Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen locks horns with Azerbaijani outfit Qarabag and Marseille will host Villareal in their first-leg meeting at the Orange Velodrome.
—David Ferrini, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
No evidence Azerbaijani extremist was captured in video As the video states, Samadov was the head of the Islamic Party of Azerbaijan until he was arrested in 2011.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024
At the same time, Azerbaijani officials have advocated for talks with a different format and agenda purely on their country’s terms.
—Olesya Vartanyan, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2023
David Ignatius, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
The suspects, who have not been named in accordance with German privacy rules, are German, Azerbaijani, Bulgarian, Moroccan, Turkish and Ukrainian nationals ages 30 to 54, prosecutors said in a statement about the joint operation with Europol, dubbed OP Plexus.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 17 June 2024
Just as the Azerbaijani leadership does, the men who run Georgia understand Moscow.
—Thomas De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2024
The pair were returning to Tehran after attending a ceremony with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on the Iran-Azerbaijan border to inaugurate the building of the new Qiz Qalasi Dam.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 20 May 2024
Raisi was returning from the Azerbaijani border after an event to inaugurate the Qiz-Qalaisi Dam, a joint project between the two countries.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 19 May 2024
Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen locks horns with Azerbaijani outfit Qarabag and Marseille will host Villareal in their first-leg meeting at the Orange Velodrome.
—David Ferrini, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
No evidence Azerbaijani extremist was captured in video As the video states, Samadov was the head of the Islamic Party of Azerbaijan until he was arrested in 2011.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024
At the same time, Azerbaijani officials have advocated for talks with a different format and agenda purely on their country’s terms.
—Olesya Vartanyan, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2023
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