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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Algiers

One of Woodruff’s top logistics engineers was dispatched on that initial trip to Algiers to build the first such facility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

The fire service battled the flames at the children's care home in Mohammadia, an eastern suburb of Algiers, for at least three hours.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

No, these were good old-fashioned pirates, sponsored by the Barbary states: the kingdom of Morocco was independent, while Algiers, Tripoli and Tunis owed a loose allegiance to the Ottoman Empire.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

In his first speech in Algiers, Leo paid tribute to victims of the country's 1954-1962 war of independence from France and called for "forgiveness".

From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026

We got off in the outskirts of Algiers.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus

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