A ‧ zer ‧ bai ‧ jan /ˌæzəbaɪˈdʒɑːn $ ˌɑːzər-/ BrE AmE
a country in the extreme southeast of Europe, west of the Caspian Sea and north of Iran. Population: 8,120,247 (2007). Capital: Baku. Azerbaijan became independent of the former Soviet Union in 1991.
—Azerbaijani noun , adjective