Al Jazeera

English

Etymology

From Arabic الجَزِيرَة (al-jazīra, the island, the peninsula). Doublet of Algeciras.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /æl dʒəˈziːɹə/

Proper noun

Al Jazeera

  1. A group of satellite television channels from Qatar. Two channels broadcast news in English and in Arabic, with other children and sport channels in Arabic.

Quotations

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Translations

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