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Azerbaijan

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Noun

1. azerbaijan, azerbaijani republic, azerbajdzhan, azerbajdzhan republic

a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet

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Azerbaijan

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noun
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: 9 827 589 (2017 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 River Aras: divided administratively into Eastern Azerbaijan and Western Azerbaijan. Capitals: Tabriz and Orumiyeh. Pop: 2 119 524 (2002 est)

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Azerbaijan

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1. 
region of NW Iran
2. 
Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
3. 
country in W Asia, south of the Caucasus Mountains: became independent upon the breakup of the U.S.S.R. (1991): 33,430 sq mi (86,583 sq km); pop. 7,021,000; cap. Baku
formerly, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic

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Azerbaijan

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1. A historical region in present-day northwest Iran and Azerbaijan. It was settled by the Medes before the 8th century BC and later became a province of the Persian Empire. It became a separate kingdom after the death of Alexander the Great, but the region was much disputed and eventually conquered by Arabs (7th century), Turks (11th century), and Mongols (13th century). Persia controlled the region after c. 1605.
2. A country of Transcaucasia north of Iran on the Caspian Sea. It constitutes the northern part of the historical region of Azerbaijan, which was ceded to Russia by Persia in 1813 and 1828. Declared a Soviet republic in 1920, Azerbaijan was a part of the USSR from 1922 to 1991. Baku is the capital.

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