Meanings
proper noun
- metonymicallyThe Algerian government.
- historicalA 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.
Origin
- Arabicاَلْجَزَائِر“the islands”
- FrenchAlger
- EnglishAlgiers
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.
More words from French, Arabic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Algiers
- Algiersthe capital of Algeria
Ancient Greek Ἰκόσιον
- Ἰκόσιον (Ikósion)the capital of Algeria
Arabic الْجَزَائِر
- الْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir)the capital of Algeria
Bulgarian Алжи́р
- Алжи́р (Alžír)the capital of Algeria
Catalan Alger
- Algerthe capital of Algeria
Chinese Cantonese 阿爾及爾 /阿尔及尔
- 阿爾及爾 /阿尔及尔 (aa³ ji⁵ aa³ ji⁵)the capital of Algeria
Chinese Mandarin 阿爾及爾 /阿尔及尔
- 阿爾及爾 /阿尔及尔 (Ā'ěrjí'ěr)the capital of Algeria
Czech Alžír
- Alžírthe capital of Algeria
Danish Algier
- Algierthe capital of Algeria
Dutch Algiers
- Algiersthe capital of Algeria
Esperanto Alĝero
- Alĝerothe capital of Algeria
Finnish Alger
- Algerthe capital of Algeria
French Alger
- Algerthe capital of Algeria
German Algier
- Algierthe capital of Algeria
Greek Αλγέρι
- Αλγέρι (Algéri)the capital of Algeria
Hebrew אַלְגִ׳יר
- אַלְגִ׳יר (aljír)the capital of Algeria
Hindi अल्जीयर्स
- अल्जीयर्स (aljīyars)the capital of Algeria
Hungarian Algír
- Algírthe capital of Algeria
Icelandic Algeirsborg
- Algeirsborgthe capital of Algeria
Indonesian Aljir, Aljazair
- Aljirthe capital of Algeria
- Aljazairthe capital of Algeria
Irish Cathair na hAilgéire
- Cathair na hAilgéirethe capital of Algeria
Italian Algeri
- Algerithe capital of Algeria
Japanese アルジェ
- アルジェ (Aruje)the capital of Algeria
Korean 알제
- 알제 (Alje)the capital of Algeria
Latin Algeria, Icosium
- Algeriathe capital of Algeria
- Icosiumthe capital of Algeria
Latvian Alžīra
- Alžīrathe capital of Algeria
Lithuanian Alžyras
- Alžyrasthe capital of Algeria
Norwegian Bokmål Alger
- Algerthe capital of Algeria
Persian الجزیره
- الجزیره (aljazire)the capital of Algeria
Polish Algier
- Algierthe capital of Algeria
Portuguese Argel
- Argelthe capital of Algeria
Romanian Alger
- Algerthe capital of Algeria
Russian Алжи́р
- Алжи́р (Alžír)the capital of Algeria
Slovak Alžír
- Alžírthe capital of Algeria
Spanish Argel
- Argelthe capital of Algeria
Swedish Alger
- Algerthe capital of Algeria
Tagalog Arhel
- Arhelthe capital of Algeria
Tamil அல்ஜியர்ஸ்
- அல்ஜியர்ஸ் (aljiyars)the capital of Algeria
Thai แอลเจียร์ส, อัลเจียร์ส
- แอลเจียร์ส (ɛl-jìiat)the capital of Algeria
- อัลเจียร์สthe capital of Algeria
Turkish Cezayir
- Cezayirthe capital of Algeria
Ukrainian Алжи́р
- Алжи́р (Alžýr)the capital of Algeria
Urdu الجزائر
- الجزائر (aljazā'ir)the capital of Algeria
Vietnamese An-giê
- An-giêthe capital of Algeria
Yiddish אַלזשיר
- אַלזשיר (alzhir)the capital of Algeria
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Algiers
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Cite this entry
APA
Algiers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Algiers
MLA
“Algiers.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Algiers. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Algiers,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Algiers.
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