Algiers

n. 阿尔及尔

发音

UK /ælˈdʒɪə(ɹ)z/
其它
US /ælˈd͡ʒiɹz/

别名

Argier

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    The capital and largest city of Algeria.

    阿尔及尔

  2. 2.

    A province of Algeria.

  3. 3.

    A historical autonomous province and vassal state of the Ottoman Empire, located in what is now the country of Algeria, also called the Regency of Algiers.

    历史
  4. 4.

    A neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

相关短语

Regency of Algiers

词源

From French Alger, 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. Doublet of Algeria and Algeciras. For the New Orleans neighborhood, the name is ultimately uncertain.

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