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Baku.

The capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈbækuː/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbakʉw/British, Southern, Standard/bɑˈku/US/ˈbakʉ/Northern-Ireland, Scotland
  1. The capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Where this word comes from

From Classical Persian بَاکُو (bākū). For further etymology, see Baku on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.