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Algerian
AlgeriaAl·ge·ri·a A0195800 (ăl-jîr′ē-ə) A country of northwest Africa bordering on the Mediterranean Sea. The region was settled c. 2000 bc by Berber-speaking people and later formed a part of the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman empires. Arab invaders in the seventh and eighth centuries introduced Islam and the Arabic language and culture. A French territory from 1848, Algeria gained its independence in 1962 after more than seven years of fighting. Algiers is the capital and the largest city. Al·ge′ri·an adj. & n.Algerian (ælˈdʒɪərɪən) adj (Placename) of or relating to Algeria or its inhabitantsn (Peoples) a native or inhabitant of AlgeriaThesaurusNoun | 1. | Algerian - a native or inhabitant of Algeria Algeria, Algerie, Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria - a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960sAfrican - a native or inhabitant of Africa | Adj. | 1. | Algerian - of or relating to or characteristic of Algeria or its inhabitants; "Algerian towns" | TranslationsAlgerian → 阿尔及利亚人zhCN, 阿尔及利亚的zhCNAlgerian
Words related to Algeriannoun a native or inhabitant of AlgeriaRelated Words- Algeria
- Algerie
- Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria
- African
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