Save Type Settlement Usage English, Dutch Pronounced Pron. /æl.ˈd͡ʒɪɹz/(American English) /æl.ˈd͡ʒɪəz/(British English) /ɑl.ˈɣiːrs/(Dutch) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Arabic الجزائر (al-Jazāʾir) meaning "the islands". This is the name of the capital city of Algeria, so named because of the islands in its bay. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsAlgeria(English) Algerije(Dutch) Other Languages & CulturesJaza'ir(Arabic) Algeria(Finnish) Alger, Algérie(French) Algerien, Algier(German) Algeria(Greek) Algeri, Algeria(Italian) Algier(Polish) Argel, Argélia(Portuguese) Alger, Algeria(Romanian) Argel, Argelia(Spanish) Categories African cities, national capitals
