Algiers

== English == === 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. For the New Orleans neighborhood, the name is ultimately uncertain. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ælˈdʒɪə(ɹ)z/ (US) IPA(key): /ælˈd͡ʒiɹz/ Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)z === Proper noun === Algiers The capital and largest city of Algeria. A province of Algeria. (historical) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === airlegs, largies, sea-girl == Afrikaans == === Proper noun === Algiers Algiers (the capital and largest city of Algeria) ==== Derived terms ==== Algierser === Adjective === Algiers (attributive Algierse, not comparable) of, from, or pertaining to the Algerian city Algiers or its inhabitants == Dutch == === Etymology === Ultimately from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑlˈɣiːrs/ Hyphenation: Al‧giers Rhymes: -iːrs === Proper noun === Algiers n Algiers (the capital and largest city of Algeria)