Algiers
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Etymology edit
From French Algiers, from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir, “the islands”), plural of جَزِيرَة (jazīra, “island”), referring to the several small islands that once existed in the Bay of Algiers. Doublet of Algeria and Algeciras.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ælˈdʒɪə(ɹ)z/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /ælˈd͡ʒiɹz/
- Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)z
Proper noun edit
Algiers
Translations edit
the capital of Algeria
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Proper noun edit
Algiers
Derived terms edit
Adjective edit
Algiers (attributive Algierse, not comparable)
- of, from, or pertaining to the Algerian city Algiers or its inhabitants
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Etymology edit
Ultimately from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ɑlˈɣiːrs/
- (Netherlands)
audio (file) - Hyphenation: Al‧giers
- Rhymes: -iːrs
Proper noun edit
Algiers n