ˌazə(r)ˌbīˈjänē, ˌäz- noun
also azer·bai·ja·nese -|bījə|nēz, -ēs ; or azer·bai·ja·ni·an -ˌbīˈjänēən
( plural azerbaijani or azerbaijanis also azerbaijanese or azerbaijanians )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Azerbaijan, region of southwestern Asia comprised of Azerbaijan, province of Iran, and Azerbaidzhan, republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
1. : a member of a Turkic-speaking people of the Azerbaidzhan Soviet Socialist Republic or the province of Azerbaijan in northwestern Iran
2. : the Turkic language of the Azerbaijani