Algeria

From Alger +‎ -ia, modified based on French Algérie, from the French Alger (“Algiers”) +‎ -ie, from Algerian Arabic الدزَاير (al-dzayir), from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir, “the islands”) (with elision of the first vowel), plural of جَزِيرَة (jazīra, “island”), referring to the several small islands that once existed in the Bay of Algiers.^[1] Doublet of Algiers and Algeciras.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ælˈdʒɪəɹiə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ælˈdʒɪɹiə/

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• Rhymes: -ɪɹiə

Algeria

2. A country in North Africa. Official name: People's Democratic Republic of Algeria. Capital and largest city: Algiers.
   1. (historical) Ottoman Algeria, also the regency of Algiers or al-Jazā’ir in Arabic, from 1515 to 1830
   2. (historical) French or Colonial Algeria, from 1830 to 1962
   3. The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, since 1962

• Algerian

• → Japanese: アルジェリア (Arujeria)

• Appendix:Countries of the world
• (countries of Africa) countries of Africa; Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe ^{(Category: en:Countries in Africa) [edit]}
• (provinces of Algeria) province of Algeria; Adrar, Aïn Defla, Aïn Témouchent, Algiers, Annaba, Batna, Béchar, Béjaïa, Béni Abbès, Biskra, Blida, Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Bordj Bou Arréridj, Bouira, Boumerdès, Chlef, Constantine, Djanet, Djelfa, El Bayadh, El Meghaier, El Meniaa, El Oued, El Tarf, Ghardaïa, Guelma, Illizi, In Guezzam, In Salah, Jijel, Khenchela, Laghouat, M'sila, Mascara, Médéa, Mila, Mostaganem, Naama, Oran, Ouargla, Ouled Djellal, Oum el Bouaghi, Relizane, Saïda, Sétif, Sidi Bel Abbès, Skikda, Souk Ahras, Sétif, Tamanrasset, Tébessa, Tiaret, Timimoun, Tindouf, Tipaza, Tissemsilt, Tizi Ouzou, Tlemcen, Touggourt ^{(Category: en:Provinces of Algeria)}

• lairage, regalia

From French Algérie. Compare English Algeria.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɡeriɑ/, [ˈɑ̝lɡe̞ˌriɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Al‧ge‧ria

Algeria

1. Algeria (a country in North Africa)

Algeria

1. partitive singular of Alger

• regaali

From Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir, “the islands”), plural of جَزِيرَة (jazīra, “island”), referring to the several small islands that once existed in the Bay of Algiers.

• IPA^(key): /al.d͡ʒeˈri.a/

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• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: Al‧ge‧rì‧a

Algeria f

1. Algeria (a country in North Africa)

• algerino

• aligera, regalai, regalia

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• IPA^(key): /alˈd͡ʒe.ri.a/
• Rhymes: -eria
• Hyphenation: Al‧ge‧ri‧a

Algeria f (genitive/dative Algeriei)

1. Algeria (a country in North Africa)

• Alger
• algerian
• algeriană

• Aljeria

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Algeria

1. Algeria (a country in North Africa)

• (countries of Africa) nchi za Afrika; Algeria or Aljeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Kamerun or Cameroon or Kameruni, Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati, Chad or Chadi, Komori or Visiwa vya Ngazija, Cote d'Ivoire or Kodivaa, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo or Kongo-Kinshasa, Jibuti or Djibouti, Misri or Umisri, Guinea ya Ikweta or Ginekweta, Eritrea, Ethiopia or Uhabeshi or Habeshi, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea or Gine or Gini, Guinea Bisau or Guinea-Bisau or Ginebisau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagaska or Bukini, Malawi or Unyasa, Mali, Mauritania, Morisi, Mayotte, Moroko or Maroko, Msumbiji or Mozambik, Namibia, Niger or Nijeri, Nigeria or Nijeria or Naijeria, Jamhuri ya Kongo or Kongo-Brazzaville, Réunion, Rwanda or Ruanda, Mtakatifu Helena, Sao Tome na Principe, Senegal or Senegali, Shelisheli, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Afrika Kusini, Sudan Kusini, Sudan, Uswazi or Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Sahara ya Magharibi, Zambia, Zimbabwe ^{(Category: sw:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

From English Algeria, from French Algérie, ultimately from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir).

• IPA^(key): /alˈd͡ʒɛrja/, /alˈd͡ʒiːrja/

Algeria f

1. Algeria (a country in North Africa)

• Algeraidd (“Algerian”, adjective)
• Algeriad (“Algerian (man/woman)”)
• delor cnau Algeria (“Kabylie nuthatch”)
• derw Algeria (“Algerian oak”)
• gellesg Algeria (“Algerian irises”)
• Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd Pobl Algeria (“People's Democratic Republic of Algeria”)
• iorwg Algeria (“Algerian ivy”)

• (countries of Africa) gwledydd Affrica; yr Aifft, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Bwrcina Ffaso, Bwrwndi, Cabo Verde, Camerŵn, Cenia, Comoros, De Affrica, De Swdan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Gini, Gini Bisaw, Gini Gyhydeddol, Gorllewin Sahara, Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica, Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo, Gweriniaeth y Congo, Jibwti, Lesotho, Liberia, Libia, Madagasgar, Malawi, Mali, Mawrisiws, Mawritania, Moroco, Mosambic, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sambia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Simbabwe, Somalia, Swdan, Tansania, Tiwnisia, Togo, y Traeth Ifori, Tsiad, Wganda ^{(Category: cy:Countries in Africa) [edit]}