transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌa-zər-ˌbī-ˈjän, ˌä- ]
geographical name
1. or ancient At·ro·pa·te·ne ˌa-trō-pə-ˈtē-nē or Me·dia Atropatene ˈmē-dē-ə region NW Iran; chief city Tabriz
2. independent country SE Europe bordering on Caspian Sea; a constituent republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1936-91 capital Baku area 33,200 square miles (86,320 square kilometers ), population 7,029,000