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{{wiktionary|جزيرة|Al Jazeera}}
'''Al-Jazira''' ({{lang|ar|الجزيرة}}) meansmeaning "the island" in [[Arabic language|Arabic]], properly [[Romanization of Arabic|transliterated as]] ''{{transl|ar|ALA|al-jazīrah}} / {{transl|ar|Wehr|al-jazīra}} / {{transl|ar|DIN|al-ǧazīrah}}''.
 
Other possible transcriptions include Jazeera, Jazira, Jazeerah, Gezirah, Gazirah, Gazira, Gazeera, Gazeerah, Gezeerah. The Arabic definite article ''al'' is not always included, but if it is included, it may then be perceived as incorrect to say ''"the al Jazira"'' (two definite articles), except where the ''al'' is treated as part of the brand name: ''"the Al Jazeera TV channel"''.
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*[[Gezira Island]], is an island on the river Nile in central Cairo, best known for its up-market residential district Zamalek
*[[Algeciras]], a city in Cádiz province, southern Spain, near Gibraltar
*[[Madina al Jazira]], the Arabic name of the town of [[Ciutadella de Menorca]], Minorca, Balearic Islands
* The Arabic original for the Spanish town of [[Alzira, Valencia|Alzira]]
*[[Zalzala Jazeera]], an island off the coast of [[Pakistan]].
*[[Jaziira]], a small village in Somalia.
*[[Gżira]], a town in [[Malta]].
*[[Assyrian people|Assyrian]] village beside the [[Khabur River]], northeastern [[Syria]].
*[[Zalzala Jazeera]], an island off the coast of [[Pakistan]].
*[[Gżira]], a town in [[Malta]].
 
==Media==
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*[[Jazeera Airways]], an airlines company based in Kuwait
 
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