Souk Ahras

proper noun

A city, the capital of Souk Ahras province, north-east Algeria.

OriginArabic سُوق →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city, the capital of Souk Ahras province, north-east Algeria.
  2. A province of Algeria; in full, Souk Ahras Province.

Origin

  1. Arabicسُوق“market”
  2. EnglishSouk Ahras

Souk is from Arabic سُوق (sūq, “market”). Ahras is from a Berber word meaning lion.

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APA

Souk Ahras. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Souk%20Ahras

MLA

“Souk Ahras.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Souk%20Ahras. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Souk Ahras,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Souk%20Ahras.

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