Cezayir

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Turkish

Etymology

From older Cezair, from Ottoman Turkish جزائر (Cezâyir), 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.

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Cezayir

  1. Algeria (a country in North Africa)
  2. Algiers (the capital and largest city of Algeria)

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