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Meaning of "Baku" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BAKU

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PRONUNCIATION OF BAKU

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BAKU

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Baku is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BAKU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Baku

Baku

Baku is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located 28 metres below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world. Baku is also the largest city in the world located below sea level. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal parts: the downtown area and the old Inner City. At the beginning of 2009, Baku's urban population was estimated at just over two million people. Officially, about 25 percent of all inhabitants of the country live in Baku's metropolitan area. Baku is divided into eleven administrative districts and 48 townships. Among these are the townships on islands in the Baku Bay and the town of Oil Rocks built on stilts in the Caspian Sea, 60 km away from Baku. The Inner City of Baku along with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. According to the Lonely Planet's ranking, Baku is also among the world's top ten destinations for urban nightlife.

Definition of Baku in the English dictionary

The definition of Baku in the dictionary is the capital of Azerbaijan, a port on the Caspian Sea: important for its extensive oilfields. Pop: 1 830 000.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BAKU

Bakewell
Bakewell tart
bakgat
Bakhtaran
Baki
baking
baking dish
baking powder
baking sheet
baking soda
baking tin
baking tray
bakkie
baklava
bakra
baksheesh
Bakst
Bakunin
BAL
Bala

WORDS THAT END LIKE BAKU

bunraku
gagaku
haiku
haku
hokku
kuku
Maluku
mamaku
minshuku
nogaku
nunchaku
otaku
puku
raku
rokkaku
Sato Eisaku
seppuku
Shikoku
sudoku
Turku

Synonyms and antonyms of Baku in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Baku» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BAKU

Find out the translation of Baku to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Baku from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Baku» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

巴库
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Baku
570 millions of speakers

English

Baku
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाकू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

باكو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Баку
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Baku
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাকু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Bakou
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Baku
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Baku
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バクー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바쿠
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Baku
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Baku
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाकू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bakü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Baku
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Baku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Баку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Baku
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Μπακού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Baku
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Baku
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Baku
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Baku

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BAKU»

The term «Baku» is very widely used and occupies the 15.805 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BAKU» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Baku» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Baku» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Baku

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QUOTES WITH «BAKU»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Baku.
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I came to Baku the same way I would go to Texas - because they asked me to come and play hip hop.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BAKU»

Discover the use of Baku in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Baku and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Baku Documents: Union Catalog of Persian, Azerbaijani, ...
The newspapers and serials held in these collections - largely in Ottoman, Azeri, Arabic, Persian, Uzbek and Urdu - include rare materials which until now have remained unknown to the majority of scholars working in the field of modern ...
Touraj Atabaki, Solmaz Ru̇stămova-Toḣidi, Solmaz Rustamova, 1995
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To see the dawn: Baku, 1920-First Congress of the Peoples of ...
These questions were addressed by 2,000 delegates to the 1920. Congress of the Peoples of the East.
John Riddell, 1993
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Baku: Oil and Urbanism
Today, Baku is undergoing its second major oil boom. The book examines how urban design, planning, and architecture have dealt with the issue of oil in varying politicalconditions.
Eve Blau, Ivan Rupnik, 2014
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Magnificent Baku: Paintings by Chingiz Abassov
The series of 102 paintings presented in this coffee table book are depicting the ancient and dynamically growing city on the coast of the Caspian sea, Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
Chingiz Abassov, 2013
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The baku-ceyhan pipeline: And its Potential Impact on ...
As far as the Azerbaijan-Armenia-Turkey route is concerned, it is no longer an alternative for the MEP. The Azerbaijani president, Heidar Aliyev, has repeatedly stated that his government is in favor of Baku-Ceyhan and would like the main bulk ...
Taleh Ziyadov, 2014
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The Baku Boy Scouts
Even planning a routine in Baku was hopeless. No terrorist could possibly expect any attack to come off as planned in Baku's frustrating gridlock. Just driving in Baku presented vastly more danger than any terrorist cell did. Although driving in  ...
Lloyd Sparks, 2008
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The Caspian Sea Encyclopedia
The main cargo terminal is located in the center of Baku and consists of 6 piers with heavy-duty gantry cranes with a total length of 866 m. The water depth near them is 7 m. The container terminal capacity is about 15 thou containers a year, ...
Igor S. Zonn, Aleksey N Kosarev, Michael Glantz, 2010
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Europe Review 2003/04: The Economic and Business Report
Ministries Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 4 Shihali Kurbanov Street, Baku 370079 (tel: 935-355; fax: 943-952). Ministry of Communications, 33 Azerbaijan Ave, Baku 370139 (tel: 930-004; fax: 984-285). Ministry of Culture, Government House ...
International Chamber of Commerce, 2004
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Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical ...
One indication of the significance of the Indian community of traders was the Indian temple in Baku.As early as 1784,visitors noted its presence and that it was served by Brahman priests. The Hindu community did not always have an easy time ...
Michael Dumper, Bruce E. Stanley, 2007
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Mathematics for Junior High School
Bentuk baku biasanya digunakan untuk menyatakan bilangan yang sangat besar atau sangat kecil agar penulisannya lebih efisien. Aturan penulisan bilangan baku dalam bentuk adalah sebagai berikut. 1. Untuk bilangan yang lebih besar ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BAKU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Baku is used in the context of the following news items.
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Enjoy Baku 2015 Happy Moments at art gallery
Baku art gallery "Kicik QalArt" will host the opening of the photo exhibition "Baku 2015 Happy moments" on July 15 at 19.00. The exhibition will ... «AzerNews, Jul 15»
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Holding European Games in Baku did not yield desired results for …
YEREVAN, JULY 6, ARMENPRESS. According to azerbaijanologist Sarkis Asatryan, the 8-10 billion dollars spent on European Games in Baku ... «Armenpress.am, Jul 15»
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Baku hosts international conference on solar physics and space …
The Baku Solar Conference 2015 to be held in 06-08 July 2015 aims to highlight all aspects of modern solar physics research, including ... «AZERTAC News, Jul 15»
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Baku urges for OSCE PA action to solve Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Azerbaijani official has urged the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly for an action to settle the long-standing Armenian-Azerbaijani ... «AzerNews, Jul 15»
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Ambassador: European Games in Baku were better than 2014 Asian …
Ganja. Azer Mammadli – APA. “After the opening ceremony of the first European Games, I admitted that these Games were better than the ... «APA, Jul 15»
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Synergy Baku to Tour de Qinghai Lake
The Synergy Baku Cycling Project is returning to racing at the Tour de Qinghai Lake, which it last rode in 2013. The 13-stage race runs from ... «AZERTAC News, Jul 15»
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OSCE Project Coordinator operations in Baku discontinued
The discontinuation follows the termination by Azerbaijan of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Project Coordinator in Baku between ... «PanARMENIAN.Net, Jul 15»
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Bulgarian Ambassador: Baku is ready to host Summer Olympic Games
Bulgarian newspaper "Standart" has published the country`s ambassador to Azerbaijan Maya Hristova`s article entitled "Baku is ready to host ... «AZERTAC News, Jul 15»
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Baku is fully ready to host Summer Olympic Games, Hungarian …
"Baku is fully ready to host Summer Olympic Games. Baku-2015 European Games was a spectacular sporting event ahead of the upcoming ... «AZERTAC News, Jul 15»
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Baku Protests Against Separatist Leader's London Visit
The previous day, the Foreign Ministry summoned the British ambassador to Baku, Irfan Siddiq. It quoted Deputy Foreign Minister, Khalaf ... «RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Jul 15»

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