How to Use Azeri in a Sentence

Azeri

noun
  • Azeri was making his Mugello debut.
    Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Harpies destroyed a number of Azeri air defence systems during the 2020 conflict.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 2022-04-22
  • Both of Googoosh’s parents grew up in Iran’s large Azeri Turkic community, and Azeri was her first language.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2025
  • While 51% form the Persian majority, 24% of the country identify as Azeri.
    Shukriya Bradost, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2026
  • This hearty Azeri egg dish—which can be served in small pieces as an appetizer or side or cut into larger wedges as a main—is loaded with ground walnuts, onions, and eggplant, giving the meal a nutty, meaty consistency.
    Megan Zhang, Saveur, 2023-12-21
  • Many cities in western Iran are inhabited not just by Kurds but also by other ethnic groups, such as Azeri Turks, who could be mobilized against the Kurds, producing the sort of internecine conflict that is all too familiar in the Middle East.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026

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