Algiers

American  

[al-jeerz] / ælˈdʒɪərz /

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Algeria, in the N part.

2. one of the former Barbary States in N Africa: now modern Algeria.

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Algiers British  

/ ælˈdʒɪəz /

noun

1. French name: Alger.  Arabic name: Al-Jezair.  the capital of Algeria, an ancient port on the Mediterranean; until 1830 a centre of piracy. Pop: 3 260 000 (2005 est)

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Algiers Cultural  

1. Capital of Algeria and largest city in the country, located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

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Example Sentences

Spain’s foreign minister traveled to Algiers the following day to also seek assurances that Algerian gas would continue to flow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Jean-Paul Vesco, the Franco-Algerian cardinal of the Catholic Church who serves as the Archbishop of Algiers, wrote in a statement.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Algerian lawmakers have been demanding that France return a 16th Century bronze canon, known as Baba Merzoug, meaning "Blessed Father", that was regarded as the protector of Algiers, now Algeria's capital.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

My great-grandfather was a port officer in Algiers, spying for the Allies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

The biggest surprise came from Mr. van Daan, who reported at one that the English had landed in Tunis, Algiers, Casablanca and Oran.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank