baku

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun a port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production

Borrowed from Japanese 獏 (“spirit that feeds on nightmares”).

THE BAKU OIL FIELDS 206 XXI. — Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania, Jewett C. (Jewett Castello) Gilson
The petroleum is conveyed by pipe lines to the refineries at Baku. — Commercial Geography: A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges, Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw) Redway
"There's no one at home," said Mrs. Beale; "wait a bit till I go along to the bakus with the meat, and I'll fetch it along." — New Treasure Seekers; Or, The Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune, E. (Edith) Nesbit

capital of Azerbaijan

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