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Algiers

//ælˈd͡ʒiɹz// name

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  1. 1
    The capital and largest city of Algeria.
  2. 2
    A province of Algeria.
  3. 3
    A historical autonomous province and vassal state of the Ottoman Empire, located in what is now the country of Algeria, also called the Regency of Algiers. historical

Etymology

From French Alger, 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.

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