Algiers
English
Etymology
From Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʾir, “the islands”), plural of جَزِيرَة (jazīra, “island”), referring to the several small islands that once existed in the Bay of Algiers.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ælˈdʒɪəz/
Audio (UK) (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /ælˈd͡ʒɪɹz/
- Rhymes: (UK) -ɪəz, (US) -ɪɹz
Proper noun
Algiers
- The capital city of Algeria.
- A province of Algeria.
Translations
the capital of Algeria
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Anagrams
- airlegs, largies, sea-girl
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʾir). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑlˈɣiːrs/
- (Netherlands)
audio (file) - Hyphenation: Al‧giers
- Rhymes: -iːrs
Proper noun
Algiers n
- Algiers (the capital city of Algeria)