country name, of unknown origin, perhaps from Old Persian Aturpatakan, from Greek 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 reference to fire-worship.
双语例句
1. Nagorno-Karabakh is an Armenian enclave inside Azerbaijan.
纳戈尔诺-卡拉巴赫是阿塞拜疆境内亚美尼亚人聚居的一块飞地。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Azerbaijan has been the odd man out, the one republic not to hold democratic elections.
阿塞拜疆没有举行民主选举，是这些共和国中的异类。
来自柯林斯例句
3. For now, however, democracy in Azerbaijan appears to be a receding dream.
可是目前, 在阿塞拜疆的民主似乎是一个逐渐消灭的梦想.
来自互联网
4. In Azerbaijan, opposition activists are regularly harassed and locked up.
