Algiers
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- proper noun
- /ælˈdʒɪrz/
- I'll be in Algiers.
- the city of Algiers
- meeting in Algiers
- summit in Algiers
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Watch on YouTubeThe barriers are still between Algiers and Paris.
- The barriers are still between Algiers and Paris.
- She's just gone into a mosque in Algiers to pray.
- The story of Corbusier in Algiers is worth an afternoon's discussion.
- Corvisia's proposition of building under the freeways in Algiers is not feasible anymore.
Examples
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It's the Battle of Algiers, the battle of Algiers, absolutely fantastic.
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The barriers are still between Algiers and Paris.
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I was told that in Algiers.
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Probably on the next supply truck in from Algiers.
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Indeed, the war on terrorism has brought Washington and Algiers closer than at any other time in recent memory.
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Upon arriving in Algiers, the capital of Algeria, I proceeded to the headquarters of the National Park Service.
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She's just gone into a mosque in Algiers to pray.
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We lived in Algiers.
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Colin disembarked into the heat and bustle of Algiers in 1931.
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The plane was bound for Algiers when it went down in stormy weather.
Synonyms
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The main city of Algeria on the Mediterranean coast called Algiers
Surface Forms
Etymology
Algiers comes from the Arabic name al-Jazā'ir, which means 'the islands'. Long ago the city began near a few small islands off the coast, so the name about islands stayed even though the islands are now joined to the land and Algiers is the capital of Algeria.