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

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

Algeria will also be seeking to secure French and German support for the revision of the association agreement between Algiers and the European Union, Algeria's largest trading partner.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

I walked around Algiers, hearing rank-and-file expressions of hatred for America for supporting the oppressors of the Algerians.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey