"Al Jazeera" meaning in English

See Al Jazeera in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /æl dʒəˈziːɹə/
Etymology: From Arabic الجَزِيرَة (al-jazīra, “the island, the peninsula”). Doublet of Algeciras and Algeria. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|جزيرة|الجَزِيرَة|the island, the peninsula}} Arabic الجَزِيرَة (al-jazīra, “the island, the peninsula”), {{root|en|ar|ج ز ر}}, {{doublet|en|Algeciras|Algeria}} Doublet of Algeciras and Algeria Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=1}} Al Jazeera
  1. Any of a group of satellite television channels operating under the Qatar-based Al Jazeera Media Network, providing coverage of news, along with analysis, documentaries, and talk shows; particularly known for their in-depth and frontline reporting in conflict zones. Wikipedia link: Al Jazeera Derived forms: Al Jazeera effect Translations (Arabic satellite TV news channel): الجَزِيرَة (al-jazīra) [feminine] (Arabic), قَنَاة اَلْجَزِيرَة ٱلْفَضَائِيَّة (qanāt al-jazīra l-faḍāʔiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), Ալ Ջազիրա (Al J̌azira) (Armenian), Аль-Джазі́ра (Alʹ-Džazíra) [feminine] (Belarusian), Ал Джази́ра (Al Džazíra) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 半島電視台 (Chinese Mandarin), 半岛电视台 (bàndǎo diànshìtái) (Chinese Mandarin), 半島 (Chinese Mandarin), 半岛 (bàndǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), Al-Džazíra [feminine] (Czech), Al-Jazeera (Danish), الجزیره (al-jazīra) (Dari), Al Jazeera (Dutch), Al-Ĝazira (Esperanto), Al Jazeera (Finnish), Al Jazeera [feminine] (French), Al Jazira [feminine] (Galician), Al-Dschasira (German), Αλ Τζαζίρα (Al Tzazíra) [feminine] (Greek), אלג׳זירה (aljazirah) (Hebrew), अल जज़ीरा (al jazīrā) (Hindi), Al-Jazira (Ido), Al Jazeera (Indonesian), الجزیره (al-jazire) (Iranian Persian), Al Jazeera (Italian), アルジャジーラ (Aru-Jajīra) (Japanese), 알 자지라 (Al Jajira) (Korean), Al Džazira (Lithuanian), Al-Dschasira (Luxembourgish), Ал Џези́ра (Al Džezíra) [feminine] (Macedonian), Al Jazeera (Malay), അല് ജസീറ (alŭ jasīṟa) (Malayalam), अल् जजीरा (al jajīrā) (Marathi), Al-Jazeera (Norwegian), Al-Dżazira [feminine] (Polish), Al Jazira [feminine] (Portuguese), Аль-Джази́ра (Alʹ-Džazíra) [feminine] (Russian), Ал Џазира [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Al Jazeera [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Al Džazira [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Al-Yazira [feminine] (Spanish), Al-Jazira (Swedish), Аль-Джазі́ра (Alʹ-Džazíra) [feminine] (Ukrainian), الجزیرہ (al-jazīrā) (Urdu), ئەلجەزىرە (eljezire) (Uyghur), Al Djazira (Walloon), על זשאַזיראַ (el zhazira) (Yiddish)
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          "word": "Al Džazira"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Al-Yazira"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
          "word": "Al-Jazira"
        },
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "Alʹ-Džazíra",
          "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Аль-Джазі́ра"
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          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "al-jazīrā",
          "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
          "word": "الجزیرہ"
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          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "eljezire",
          "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
          "word": "ئەلجەزىرە"
        },
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          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
          "word": "Al Djazira"
        },
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          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "el zhazira",
          "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
          "word": "על זשאַזיראַ"
        }
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        "Al Jazeera"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/æl dʒəˈziːɹə/"
    }
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}
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      "word": "Al Jazeera effect"
    }
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        "Terms with Armenian translations",
        "Terms with Belarusian translations",
        "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
        "Terms with Czech translations",
        "Terms with Danish translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Esperanto translations",
        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with Galician translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Greek translations",
        "Terms with Hebrew translations",
        "Terms with Hindi translations",
        "Terms with Ido translations",
        "Terms with Indonesian translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Korean translations",
        "Terms with Lithuanian translations",
        "Terms with Luxembourgish translations",
        "Terms with Macedonian translations",
        "Terms with Malay translations",
        "Terms with Malayalam translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Marathi translations",
        "Terms with Norwegian translations",
        "Terms with Persian translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
        "Terms with Ukrainian translations",
        "Terms with Urdu translations",
        "Terms with Uyghur translations",
        "Terms with Walloon translations",
        "Terms with Yiddish translations"
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        {
          "ref": "2003, Ralph Peters, “How Long?”, in Beyond Baghdad: Postmodern War and Peace, Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, published 2005, →ISBN, page 247:",
          "text": "While the regime in Baghdad may look surprisingly strong to some—especially to all you al Jazeera fans—it’s important to remember that we only see the problems on our side.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2007, Chris Grabenstein, Hell for the Holidays (Christopher Miller Holiday Thrillers; 2), New York, N.Y.: Carroll & Graf Publishers, →ISBN, page 138:",
          "text": "Alexander assumed the Feds were lying to the boy. They’d tell him anything at this point to avoid a firefight. The kid had already killed one hostage. Did it Al Jazeera style: lopped the man's head off with an ax. Did it on the porch so the TV crews, which, earlier, had been allowed past the perimeter, could see.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2007, Barry Eisler, Requiem for an Assassin, New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →ISBN, page 47:",
          "text": "Dox turned his head and spat. “Yeah? What are you going to do, behead me and sell the videotape to Al Jazeera?”",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, Linda Svendsen, Sussex Drive, Toronto: Random House Canada, →ISBN, page 315:",
          "text": "“[…] And later I found out that because Aisha had been found—the real Aisha, in Afghanistan—the RCMP couldn't keep it covered up. The Afghans told her she could talk to anybody about what she knew—even Al Jazeera.”",
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        }
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        "Any of a group of satellite television channels operating under the Qatar-based Al Jazeera Media Network, providing coverage of news, along with analysis, documentaries, and talk shows; particularly known for their in-depth and frontline reporting in conflict zones."
      ],
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          "satellite"
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          "Qatar",
          "Qatar"
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        "Al Jazeera"
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      "ipa": "/æl dʒəˈziːɹə/"
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "al-jazīra",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "الجَزِيرَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qanāt al-jazīra l-faḍāʔiyya",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "قَنَاة اَلْجَزِيرَة ٱلْفَضَائِيَّة"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Al J̌azira",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "Ալ Ջազիրա"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "Alʹ-Džazíra",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Аль-Джазі́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "Al Džazíra",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ал Джази́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "半島電視台"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bàndǎo diànshìtái",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "半岛电视台"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "半島"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bàndǎo",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "半岛"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Al-Džazíra"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "Al-Jazeera"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "Al Jazeera"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "Al-Ĝazira"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "Al Jazeera"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Al Jazeera"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Al Jazira"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "Al-Dschasira"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Al Tzazíra",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Αλ Τζαζίρα"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "aljazirah",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "אלג׳זירה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "al jazīrā",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "अल जज़ीरा"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "Al-Jazira"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "Al Jazeera"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "Al Jazeera"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Aru-Jajīra",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "アルジャジーラ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Al Jajira",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "알 자지라"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "Al Džazira"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "Al-Dschasira"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Al Džezíra",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ал Џези́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "Al Jazeera"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "alŭ jasīṟa",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "അല് ജസീറ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "al jajīrā",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "अल् जजीरा"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "Al-Jazeera"
    },
    {
      "code": "prs",
      "lang": "Dari",
      "roman": "al-jazīra",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "الجزیره"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "roman": "al-jazire",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "الجزیره"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Al-Dżazira"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Al Jazira"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Alʹ-Džazíra",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Аль-Джази́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ал Џазира"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Al Jazeera"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Al Džazira"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Al-Yazira"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "Al-Jazira"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Alʹ-Džazíra",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Аль-Джазі́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "al-jazīrā",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "الجزیرہ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "eljezire",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "ئەلجەزىرە"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "Al Djazira"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "el zhazira",
      "sense": "Arabic satellite TV news channel",
      "word": "על זשאַזיראַ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Al Jazeera"
}

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