Alherya

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English Algeria, from French Algérie, from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir, the islands). Doublet of Arhelya.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Alherya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜑᜒᜇ᜔ᜌ)

  1. Algeria (a country in North Africa)
    Synonym: Arhelya
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Further reading

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  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 32