Algiers

Meaning

Proper Noun

capital city Algeria (country).
province Algeria (country).

Origin

From Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر ("the islands"), plural of جَزِيرَة, referring to the several small islands that once existed in the Bay of Algiers.

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