Place Name ALGERIA

TYPE: Country

PRONOUNCED: al-JEER-ee-ə (English) [details]

Meaning & History

The name of a country in North Africa, named after its capital city ALGIERS.

VARIANTS: Algiers (English), Algeri (Italian), Alger (Romanian)

OTHER LANGUAGES/CULTURES: Jaza'ir (Arabic), Alger, Algérie (French), Algerien, Algier (German), Argel, Argelia (Spanish)

Entry updated May 31, 2018