Azerbaijan

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• AZERBAIJAN — AZERBAIJAN, one of the independent states of the C.I.S.; formerly part of Persia and the Soviet Union. It gained its independence with the breakup of the U.S.S.R. Persian Former northwestern province of Iran. There have been Jewish settlements in …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Azerbaijan — [äz΄ər bī jän′, az΄ər bī jän′] 1. region of NW Iran 2. AZERBAIJAN SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC 3. country in W Asia, south of the Caucasus Mountains: became independent upon the breakup of the U.S.S.R. (1991): 33,430 sq mi (86,583 sq km); pop. 7,021 …   English World dictionary

• Azerbaiján — Azerbaiján, República de (Azārbāijān) ► Región de Asia Occidental al SO del mar Caspio. Ocupada por diversos pueblos a lo largo de su historia, logró ser reconocida como país independiente tras la Primera Guerra Mundial, hasta que las tropas… …   Enciclopedia Universal

• Azerbaijan — country name, of unknown origin, perhaps from O.Pers. Aturpatakan, from Gk. Atropatene, from the Persian satrap Atropates, who ruled there in the time of Alexander the Great; or from local azer fire + baydjan (Iranian baykan) guardian, in… …   Etymology dictionary

• Azerbaijan — This article is about the country in Eurasia. For other uses, see Azerbaijan (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

• Azerbaijan — /ah zeuhr buy jahn , az euhr buy jan /; Russ. /u zyirdd buy jahn /, n. 1. Also, Azerbaidzhan. Formerly, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. a republic in Transcaucasia, N of Iran and W of the Caspian Sea. 7,735,918; 33,430 sq. mi. (86,600 sq.… …   Universalium

• Azerbaijan — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Azerbaijan <p></p> Background: <p></p> Azerbaijan a nation with a majority Turkic and majority Shia Muslim population was briefly independent (from 1918 to 1920)… …   The World Factbook

• Azerbaijan — Azərbaycan Respublikası Republik Aserbaidschan …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Azerbaijan — Azerbaïdjan Pour les articles homonymes, voir Azerbaïdjan (homonymie). Azərbaycan Respublikası (az) …   Wikipédia en Français

• Azerbaijan — noun /ˌæz.ə.baɪˈdʒɑːn,ˌæz.ɚ.baɪˈʒɑːn/ a) a country in West Asia; official name: Republic of Azerbaijan b) Iranian Azerbaijan See Also: Azeri, Azerbaijani, Azerbaijan SSR, AZE …   Wiktionary

• Azerbaijan — /ˌæzəbaɪˈdʒan/ (say .azuhbuy jahn) noun 1. a republic in Caucasia on the Caspian Sea; a constituent republic of the Soviet Union 1922–91, known as the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. 86 600 km2. Language: Azerbaijani. Currency: manat.… …