Algeria

See also: algerià, Algéria, and Algèria

English

Etymology

Modified from 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]

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ælˈdʒɪəɹi.ə/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪɹiə

Proper noun

Algeria

  1. A country in North Africa
    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

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References

  1. Stephan Guth, editor (2013–2023), ǧazar‑ جَزَرَ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Arabic, University of Oslo, Bibliotheca Polyglotta, retrieved 30 July 2019.

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Finnish

Etymology

From French Algérie. Compare English Algeria.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlɡeriɑ/, [ˈɑlɡe̞ˌriɑ]
  • Rhymes: -iɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Al‧ge‧ri‧a

Proper noun

Algeria

  1. Algeria (a country in Africa)

Declension

Inflection of Algeria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Algeria
genitive Algerian
partitive Algeriaa
illative Algeriaan
singular plural
nominative Algeria
accusative nom. Algeria
gen. Algerian
genitive Algerian
partitive Algeriaa
inessive Algeriassa
elative Algeriasta
illative Algeriaan
adessive Algerialla
ablative Algerialta
allative Algerialle
essive Algeriana
translative Algeriaksi
instructive
abessive Algeriatta
comitative
Possessive forms of Algeria (type kulkija)
possessor singular plural
1st person Algeriani Algeriamme
2nd person Algeriasi Algerianne
3rd person Algeriansa

Proper noun

Algeria

  1. partitive singular of Alger

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Italian

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.d͡ʒeˈri.a/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: Al‧ge‧rì‧a

Proper noun

Algeria f

  1. Algeria (a country in Africa)

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Swahili

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Algeria

  1. Algeria (a country in Africa)

See also

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