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In two years, there were 22 military coups d'etat, essentially in Africa and the third world. The coup d'etat of Algiers, in 1965, is what opened the path.
Ahmed Ben Bella

Meaning of "Algiers" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ALGIERS

Algiers  [ælˈdʒɪəz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALGIERS

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Algiers is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ALGIERS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Algiers

Algiers

Algiers is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000. An estimate puts the population at about 3,574,000 as of 2010. Algiers is located on the Mediterranean Sea and in the north-central portion of Algeria. Sometimes nicknamed El-Behdja or alternatively Alger la Blanche for the glistening white of its buildings as seen rising up from the sea, Algiers is situated on the west side of a bay of the Mediterranean Sea. The modern part of the city is built on the level ground by the seashore; the old part, the ancient city of the deys, climbs the steep hill behind the modern town and is crowned by the casbah or citadel, 122 metres above the sea. The casbah and the two quays form a triangle.

Definition of Algiers in the English dictionary

The definition of Algiers in the dictionary is the capital of Algeria, an ancient port on the Mediterranean; until 1830 a centre of piracy. Pop: 3 260 000 Arabic name: Al-Jezair, French name: Alger,.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALGIERS


arrears
əˈrɪəz
cheers
tʃɪəz
Cordeliers
ˌkɔːdɪˈlɪəz
Himalayas
ˌhɪməˈleɪəz
Myers
ˈmaɪəz
Pamirs
pəˈmɪəz
Pears
pɪəz
pliers
ˈplaɪəz
premiers
ˈprɛmɪəz
Proteas
ˈprəʊtɪəz
Sayers
ˈseɪəz
shears
ʃɪəz
shires
ˈʃaɪəz
Spears
spɪəz
Spires
spaɪəz
tears
tɪəz
Teniers
ˈtɛnɪəz
years
ˈjɪəz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALGIERS

Algeciras
Alger
Algeria
Algerian
algerine
algesia
algesic
algesis
algetic
algicidal
algicide
algid
algidity
algidness
algin
alginate
alginic acid
algoid
Algol

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALGIERS

Angers
Aubervilliers
covers
Hilary of Poitiers
lanciers
letters
Masters
matters
numbers
orders
others
papers
partners
Poitiers
primers
tariff barriers
the Cordeliers
Thiers
trade barriers
Villiers

Synonyms and antonyms of Algiers in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Algiers» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALGIERS

Find out the translation of Algiers to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Algiers from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Algiers» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阿尔及尔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Argel
570 millions of speakers

English

Algiers
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अल्जीयर्स
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجزائر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Алжир
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Argel
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আলজিয়ার্স
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Alger
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Algiers
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Algier
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アルジェー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

알제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aljir
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Algiers
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அல்ஜியர்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अल्जीयर्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Cezayir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Algeri
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Algier
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Алжир
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Algiers
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Αλγέρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Algiers
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Alger
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Alger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Algiers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALGIERS»

The term «Algiers» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.522 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Algiers

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QUOTES WITH «ALGIERS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Algiers.
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Ahmed Ben Bella
In two years, there were 22 military coups d'etat, essentially in Africa and the third world. The coup d'etat of Algiers, in 1965, is what opened the path.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALGIERS»

Discover the use of Algiers in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Algiers and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Algiers Motel Incident
The late Pulitzer Prize winning novelist John Hersey described the event in this book, based on months of personal investigation and detailed evidence.
John Hersey, 1968
2
Far from Algiers: Poems
Far from Algiers emerged from hundreds of poems he has composed in the years since. Marbrook's voice speaks to anyone who has ever had doubts about belonging.
Djelloul Marbrook, 2008
3
Orientalism in Susanna Rowson's "Slaves in Algiers"
The exotic tales from faraway countries with strange animals, hot deserts, magnificent palaces, and captured sailors attracted many readers.
Wolfgang B Rkle, 2007
4
Women of Algiers in Their Apartment
Features stories celebrating the strength and dignity of Algerian women of the past and present
Assia Djebar, 1999
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Walls of Algiers: Narratives of the City Through Text and ...
This text examines the historical processes that transformed Ottoman Algiers, the 'Bulwark of Islam', into 'Alger la blanche', the colonial urban showpiece - and, after the outbreak of revolution in 1954 - counter-model of France's global ...
Zeynep Çelik, Julia Ann Clancy-Smith, Frances Terpak, 2009
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Assignment Algiers: With the OSS in the Mediterranean Theater
Princeton grad Erasmus Kloman was undergoing Army training at Fort Bragg in 1943 when, due to his passing knowledge of French, he was interviewed for potential involvement in "a highly confidential activity.
Erasmus H. Kloman, 2005
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Mission to Algiers: Diplomacy by Engagement
Mission to Algiers relates how U.S. policy grappled with an Islamist insurgency and promoted change and stability in a key Arab country.
Cameron R. Hume, 2006
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Endowments, Rulers, and Community: Waqf Al-òHaramayn in ...
One of the first studies of a major public waqf foundation based on its own registers, this work offers new insights into the working of the Islamic endowment in general, and its socio-economic significance to the history of Ottoman Algiers ...
Miriam Hoexter, 1998
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"The Bagnios of Algiers" and "The Great Sultana": Two Plays ...
The first English translation of two captivity plays by Cervantes, set in Algiers and Constantinople.
Miguel de Cervantes, Barbara Fuchs, Aaron J. Ilika, 2012
10
Torture and the Twilight of Empire: From Algiers to Baghdad
"--BOOK JACKET. "This book interprets torture not as an incidental if frequent characteristic of neocolonial conflict, but as one of its major elements.
Marnia Lazreg, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALGIERS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Algiers is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rotten meat paste linked to botulism cases in Algiers
There might be something lost in translation but according to Ennahar Online, at least two people have died and another eight are ill from bot ... «Barfblog, Jul 15»
2
Conference on "The Saharawi question and international …
Algiers, July 05, 2015 (SPS) .- The Algerian collectif of solidarian journalists with the Saharawi people organizes Monday, July 6 at 10:30 am at ... «Sahara Press Service, Jul 15»
3
NOPD investigates Algiers shooting, French Quarter stabbing
New Orleans police are investigating a French Quarter stabbing and an Algiers shooting, both occurring early Saturday (July 4). The first was ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
4
Sellal On Working Visit to Algiers Saturday
Algiers — Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal will pay a working visit, Saturday, to the province of Algiers, said the Prime Minister's Office in a ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
5
Algiers-Canal Street ferry to extend hours for July Fourth holiday
The Algiers-Canal Street ferry will have extended hours on July 4th until 10 p.m., the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority has announced. «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
6
Guns Off Algiers: Victory and the War of 1812
For the past three years the United States has been commemorating the bicentennial of the War of 1812. It was a war that American popular ... «War on the Rocks, Jul 15»
7
RTA extending hours for Canal Street to Algiers Ferry for Fourth of July
During the fireworks display, service on the Algiers/Canal St. Ferry will be suspended from 9 p.m. until 9:20 p.m. Normal operating hours from ... «WDSU New Orleans, Jul 15»
8
Algeria-Iran Cooperation in Water Resources Examined in Algiers
Algiers — Minister of Water Resources and Environment Abdelwahab Nouri has examined with Iranian Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Couple married Tuesday in Algiers was waiting for Louisiana to …
Erica Langhoff and Kristen Bradley were married Tuesday (June 30) in Algiers. They were the first same-sex couple married with a license ... «NOLA.com, Jun 15»
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2 armed teens rob group of 16-year-olds in Algiers
Two armed teenagers robbed a quartet of 16-year-olds Monday night (June 29) in Algiers, New Orleans police said. (Image via Thinkstock). «NOLA.com, Jun 15»

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