Azerbaijan
geographical name
Azer·bai·jan
| \ ˌa-zər-ˌbī-ˈjän
, ˌä-\
, ˌä-\
Definition of Azerbaijan
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or ancient Atropatene \ ˌa-trō-pə-ˈtē-nē
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or Media Atropatene \ ˈmē-dē-ə
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region of northwestern Iran; chief city Tabriz
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or Media Atropatene \ ˈmē-dē-ə
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region of northwestern Iran; chief city Tabriz
2
independent country in western Asia and southeastern Europe bordering on the Caspian Sea and including the exclave Naxcivan, which is separated from the main part by Armenia; a constituent republic of the U.S.S.R. 1936–91; capital Baku area 33,200 square miles (86,320 square kilometers), population 9,477,100