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Azerbaijani|æzəbaɪˈdʒɑːnɪ|
[f. Azerbaijan, name of a region falling partly in Iran and partly in the U.S.S.R.]
One of a Turkic-speaking people in Azerbaijan; also, their language. Also Azerbaiˈjan a. and n., (of or pertaining to) a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan.
1888Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 661/2 Adarbaijāni Turkish. Ibid., Turki dialects (Derbendi, Adarbaijāni, Krimmi, Anadoli, and Rumili). 1911Ibid. XXVII. 470/1 The Turkish nomads scattered over Persian territory are often known by the name of Azerbaijanis or Adharbaijanis, though this name is strictly applicable only to the inhabitants of the province of Azerbaijan. 1954Pei & Gaynor Dict. Linguistics 24 Azerbaidjani, a dialect of the Southern Turkic group of the Altaic sub-family of the Ural-Altaic family of languages. 1959Chambers's Encycl. II. 16/2 The Azerbaijans, who are of Indo-Iranian origin, speak a Turkish language and are Moslem in religion. |