Algiers
/ælˈdʒɪə(ɹ)z/US/ælˈd͡ʒiɹz/
Algiers proper noun: the capital and largest city of Algeria.
Proper noun
Algiers
- The capital and largest city of Algeria.
- The Algerian government.
- A province of Algeria.
- 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.
- A neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
Algiers meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Algiers in Hindi
- the capital of Algeria
- अल्जीयर्स aljīyars
Algiers in Tamil
- the capital of Algeria
- அல்ஜியர்ஸ் aljiyars
Algiers in Marathi
- the capital of Algeria
- अॅल्जियर्स aĕljiyarsa
Algiers in Urdu
- the capital of Algeria
- الجزائر aljazā'ir
More languagesFewer languages
- Algiers in Sinhala
- ඇල්ජිරියස් æljiriyas
- Algiers in Pashto
- الجزيره alǰazirá
- Algiers in Tagalog
- Arhel
- Algiers in Arabic
- الْجَزَائِر al-jazāʔir
- Algiers in Indonesian
- Aljir, Aljazair
- Algiers in Persian
- الجزیره aljazire
- Algiers in Thai
- แอลเจียร์ส ɛl-jìiat, อัลเจียร์ส
- Algiers in Vietnamese
- An-giê
- Algiers in Myanmar
- အယ်လဂျီးယားမြို့ aila.gyi:ya:mrui.
Origin of Algiers
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. For the New Orleans neighborhood, the name is ultimately uncertain.
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Questions about Algiers
- What does Algiers mean?
- Algiers means the capital and largest city of Algeria.
- What is Algiers in Hindi?
- Algiers in Hindi is अल्जीयर्स (aljīyars). See Algiers meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Algiers?
- Algiers is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Algiers?
- Algiers is pronounced /ælˈdʒɪə(ɹ)z/ (UK).
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