Cezayir

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