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. === 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. ==== 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)