Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A mountainous region of western Azerbaijan. It was ceded to Russia by Persia in the early 1800s and organized as an autonomous region within Azerbaijan by the Soviets (1923). Conflict between Azeris and the majority ethnic-Armenian population in the 1980s resulted in Nagorno-Karabakh's unilateral declaration of independence in 1991. A ceasefire was declared in 1994.
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- proper noun A
landlocked region inSouth Caucasus .De facto governed byArmenian populated independentNagorno-Karabakh Republic , with capital cityStepanakert .De jure a breakaway region ofAzerbaijan .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The USSR was still officially one country, but Armenia and Azerbaijan were unofficially at war over the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, which is inhabited largely by Armenians.
Magic Journalism Hochschild, Adam 1994
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Azerbaijan and Armenia fought a six-year war over Nagorno-Karabakh, which is located within
Spero News 2010
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The two-day event, centring on a fictional stalemate scenario between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the territory known as Nagorno-Karabakh, gave 21 SFS-Qatar students and a select group of top secondary school students a unique opportunity to personally explore the process and dynamics of conflict resolution and hone their skills in negotiation, diplomacy and critical thinking.
unknown title 2009
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The two-day event, centring on a fictional stalemate scenario between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the territory known as Nagorno-Karabakh, gave 21 SFS-Qatar students and a select group of top secondary school students a unique opportunity to personally explore the process and dynamics of conflict resolution and hone their skills in negotiation, diplomacy and critical thinking.
unknown title 2009
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Unfortunately, there are few comrades to be found in Armenia, the other former Soviet state, as a result of the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Will Adams: Azerbaijan's Eurovision 2011 Song: "Running Scared" by Ell & Nikki (VIDEO) Will Adams 2011
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The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh left 35,000 dead and forced as many as a million people from their homes.
Armenia, Azerbaijan Pressured to Agree on Nagorno-Karabakh 2011
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Ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh sought to leave Azerbaijan as the Soviet Union broke up, leading to a war that left about 25,000 people dead and 1 million people displaced.
Armenia, Azerbaijan Fail to Resolve Enclave Dispute Marc Champion 2011
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Since the 1994 cease-fire, Nagorno-Karabakh has been under the control of Armenian forces.
Armenia, Azerbaijan Pressured to Agree on Nagorno-Karabakh 2011
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The Azeri government is a little on edge about the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Global Voices in English » Azerbaijan: Eurovision scandal continues 2009
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Despite the fact last November both the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders agreed to intensify their efforts to find a political settlement to the Nagorno-Karabakh region it seems the problem is far from sorted.
Global Voices in English » Azerbaijan: Eurovision scandal continues 2009
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