Azerbaijani

UK: /ˌæzə^rbaɪˈdʒɑːni/ US: (ä′zər bī jä′nē, az′ər bī jan′ē)

Inflections of 'Azerbaijani' (n):

Azerbaijanis

npl (For people only)

Azerbaijani

npl (Can be used as a collective plural for people—e.g. "Azerbaijani have farmed these fields for generations.")

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

A•zer•bai•ja•ni  (ä′zər bī jä′nē, az′ər bī jan′ē), n., pl. -ja•nis, (esp. collectively) -ja•ni for 1, 2.

1. Language Varieties a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan.
2. Language Varieties a member of an Azerbaijani-speaking people of Azerbaijan and of the Iranian provinces of Azerbaijan.
3. Language Varieties the Turkic language of the Azerbaijani, written with Cyrillic letters in Azerbaijan and with Arabic letters in Iran.

Also, A′zer•bai•ja′ni•an. 

• Azerbaijan + -i suffix of membership 1885–90

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Azerbaijani / ˌæzəbaɪˈdʒɑːnɪ/ noun

1. ( -ni, -nis) a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan
   Sometimes shortened to: Azeri
2. the language of this people, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family