Etymology

From Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر ‎(al-jazāʾir, “the islands”), plural of جَزِيرَة ‎(jazīra, “island”), referring to the several small islands that once existed in the Bay of Algiers.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ælˈdʒɪəz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ælˈdʒɪɹz/