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. the capital of Algeria, an ancient port on the Mediterranean; until 1830 a centre of piracy. Pop: 3 260 000 (2005 est) Arabic nameAl-Jezairˌældʒɛˈzɑːɪə French nameAlgeralʒe

Algiers

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

Example Sentences

Relations between Morocco and Algeria have become especially tense in recent years, with Algiers announcing in 2021 that it had severed diplomatic ties with its neighbour to the west.

From BBC

She will also join bass Adam Lau for a comic duet from Rossini’s “The Italian Girl in Algiers.”

From Seattle Times

Berkane arrived for the April 21 game in Algiers and had its team uniforms seized at the airport by Algerian authorities.

From Seattle Times

Both mother and baby made the trip to the capital, Algiers, to visit the child's grandmother.

From BBC

“Local meat is expensive. It’s unfortunately become a luxury product, but that isn’t butchers’ fault or reason to unfairly single them out,” said Salim Lamari, the 40-year-old owner of a family butchery east of Algiers.

From Seattle Times