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Algerian

[ al-jeer-ee-uhn ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to Algeria or its inhabitants.


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Algeria.

Algerian

/ ælˈdʒɪərɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Algeria or its inhabitants
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Algeria
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • an·ti-Al·ge·ri·an adjective noun
  • pro-Al·ge·ri·an adjective noun
  • trans-Al·ge·ri·an adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Algerian1

First recorded in 1870–75; Algeri(a) + -an
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Example Sentences

If you speak Moroccan, Algerian, Egyptian, Sudanese, or any of the other dialects of the Arabic language, which are immensely varied from region to region, where some of them are mutually unintelligible, it is a different story.

The Algerian military, in power for decades, stubbornly refuses to allow much in the way of independent or outside help to restore the Casbah to life.

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At the same time, Zaretsky shows, Camus was an early and fierce critic of French policy towards the Algerian Arabs.

The Algerian war, on the other hand, appeared to Camus as a clash between two rights, as in an ancient Greek tragedy.

Assia Djebar is the pen name of Algerian novelist and filmmaker Fatima-Zohra Imalayen.

Three Algerian al Qaeda members were present during the assault on the consulate.

Born to an Algerian father who fought on the side of the French, Nabil came to Paris as an infant.

Thus many artesian wells have been sunk in the Algerian Sahara which have proved an immense boon to the district.

An hour after he left an Algerian man-of-war was seen out to sea, and the American vessels got ready for action.

Of all the large Algerian cities, Constantina is that which has best preserved its primitive signet.

A pianette had been pulled out from the wall, and an Algerian shawl glistening with gold was loosely thrown over its back.

When the victim of Algerian piracy stood on the deck, dripping and indignant, and told his tale of woe, we were delighted.

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