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

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algerian capital

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"She took an airplane from Algiers to Rome."

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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