Algeri

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed 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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈd͡ʒɛ.ri/
  • Rhymes: -ɛri
  • Hyphenation: Al‧gè‧ri

Proper noun

Algeri f

  1. Algiers (the capital city of Algeria)

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