Biskra

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proper noun

A province of Algeria

OriginArabic بِسْكَرَة ← shy ⵜⵉⴱⴻⵙⴽⴻⵔⵜ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A province of Algeria
  2. A capital city of Algeria

Origin

  1. shyⵜⵉⴱⴻⵙⴽⴻⵔⵜ
  2. Arabicبِسْكَرَة
  3. EnglishBiskra

From Arabic بِسْكَرَة (biskara), from Tachawit ⵜⵉⴱⴻⵙⴽⴻⵔⵜ (Tibeskert).

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Biskra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Biskra

MLA

“Biskra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Biskra. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Biskra,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Biskra.

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