"Cherchell" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From French Cherchell, from Arabic شرشال (Shershel), ultimately from Latin Caesarea. Doublet of Kayseri and Caesarea. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Cherchell}} French Cherchell, {{der|en|ar|شرشال|tr=Shershel}} Arabic شرشال (Shershel), {{der|en|la|Caesarea}} Latin Caesarea, {{doublet|en|Kayseri|Caesarea}} Doublet of Kayseri and Caesarea Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cherchell
  1. A city in Tipaza, Algeria. Categories (place): Cities in Algeria, Places in Algeria Translations (city in Algeria): Ἰὼλ (Iṑl) (Ancient Greek), Καισάρεια (Kaisáreia) (Ancient Greek), Ἰὼλ Καισάρεια (Iṑl Kaisáreia) (Ancient Greek), شرشال (Arabic), Caesarea (Latin), Caesarea Mauretaniae (Latin), Iol (Latin), Iol Caesarea (Latin), Caesarea Iol (Latin)
    Sense id: en-Cherchell-en-name-9GFI3792 Disambiguation of 'city in Algeria': 68 32
  2. A district of Tipaza, Algeria around the city. Categories (place): Districts of Algeria, Places in Algeria, District capitals
    Sense id: en-Cherchell-en-name-jbVcN5Ex Disambiguation of District capitals: 14 86 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Latin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Caesarea, Caesarea Mauretaniae, Caesarea in Mauretania, Iol, Jol, Iol Caesarea, Caesarea Iol [historical]
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