Algiers

[al-jeerz]

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.

Algiers

/ 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)

Algiers

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

Example Sentences

Algerian firefighters on Friday were battling wildfire hotspots near Tipaza, west of the capital Algiers, for a second day after fast-moving flames forced the evacuation of around 50 families, authorities said.

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Some analysts believe Sansal was a victim of a dispute between Paris and Algiers over the Western Sahara.

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Almost a year to the day since French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal was arrested on arrival at Algiers airport, the Algerian presidency has granted him a pardon and allowed him to leave the country.

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Six years ago, before he was seen as a budding star at USC, Jahkeem Stewart stood at the base of that levee in Algiers on a muggy day, drenched in sweat.

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On Tuesday an appeals court in Algiers confirmed the five-year prison sentence handed down in March, after Sansal's conviction for breaking state security laws.

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