Algiers
[ al-jeerz ]
/ ælˈdʒɪərz /
noun
a seaport in and the capital of Algeria, in the N part.
one of the former Barbary States in N Africa: now modern Algeria.
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Algeria
[ al-jeer-ee-uh ]
/ ælˈdʒɪər i ə /
noun
a republic in NW Africa: formerly comprised 13 departments of France; gained independence 1962. 919,352 sq. mi. (2,381,122 sq. km). Capital: Algiers.
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Algiers
/ (ælˈdʒɪəz) /
noun
the capital of Algeria, an ancient port on the Mediterranean; until 1830 a centre of piracy. Pop: 3 260 000 (2005 est)Arabic name: Al-Jezair (ˌældʒɛˈzɑːɪə) French name: Alger (alʒe)
British Dictionary definitions for algiers (2 of 2)
Algeria
/ (ælˈdʒɪərɪə) /
noun
a republic in NW Africa, on the Mediterranean: became independent in 1962, after more than a century of French rule; one-party constitution adopted in 1976; religious extremists led a campaign of violence from 1988 until 2000; consists chiefly of the N Sahara, with the Atlas Mountains in the north, and contains rich deposits of oil and natural gas. Official languages: Arabic and Berber; French also widely spoken. Religion: Muslim. Currency: dinar. Capital: Algiers. Pop: 38 087 812 (2013 est). Area: about 2 382 800 sq km (920 000 sq miles)French name: Algérie (alʒeri)
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Cultural definitions for algiers (1 of 2)
Algiers
[ (al-jeerz) ]
Capital of Algeria and largest city in the country, located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
Cultural definitions for algiers (2 of 2)
Algeria
Republic in northwest Africa, bordered to the north by the Mediterranean Sea, to the east by Tunisia and Libya, to the south by Niger and Mali, and to the west by Mauritania and Morocco. Its capital and largest city is Algiers.
notes for Algeria
Colonized by France in the nineteenth century, Algeria was involved in a long and bloody battle for independence, gaining full autonomy in the early 1960s.
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