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Algeria

Al·ge·ri·a

(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.

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Algerian

(ælˈdʒɪərɪən)

adj

(Placename) of or relating to Algeria or its inhabitants

(Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Algeria

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Noun	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 1960s African - a native or inhabitant of Africa
Adj.	1.	Algerian - of or relating to or characteristic of Algeria or its inhabitants; "Algerian towns"

Translations

جَزَائِريّ

Alžířanalžírský

algerieralgerisk

Algerier algerisch Algerierin

Αλγερινός

argelino

algerialainen

Algérien

AlžiracalžirskiAlžirka

algériai

algerino

アルジェリアのアルジェリア人

알제리 사람알제리의

algerian

алжирец алжирка алжирский алжирцы

algerieralgeriskalgeriska

ชาวอัลจีเรียที่เกี่ยวกับอัลจีเรีย

Cezayir Cezayirli

người Algeriathuộc Algeria, thuộc người/tiếng Algeria

阿尔及利亚人阿尔及利亚的

Algerian

[ælˈdʒɪərɪən]

A. ADJ → argelino

B. N → argelino/a m/f

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Algerian

[ˌælˈdʒɪərɪən]

adj → algérien(ne)

n → Algérien(ne) m/f

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Algerian

n → Algerier(in) m(f)

adj → algerisch

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Algerian

[ælˈdʒɪərɪən] adj & n → algerino/a

Algerian

→ جَزَائِريّ Alžířan, alžírský algerier, algerisk Algerier, algerisch αλγερινός argelino algerialainen algérien Alžirac, alžirski algerino アルジェリアの, アルジェリア人 알제리 사람, 알제리의 Algerijn, Algerijns algerier, algerisk Algierczyk, algierski argelino алжирец, алжирский algerier, algerisk ชาวอัลจีเรีย, ที่เกี่ยวกับอัลจีเรีย Cezayir, Cezayirli người Algeria, thuộc Algeria, thuộc người/tiếng Algeria 阿尔及利亚人, 阿尔及利亚的

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At the end he felt faint and sick, and having lit some Algerian pastilles in a pierced copper brazier, he bathed his hands and forehead with a cool musk-scented vinegar.

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I think I shall move on farther south, and have a try at some of your Algerian lions."

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Hunter's cock-spur--possibly you have heard of that--flourished on the bull's neck; and the rhinoceros rats of the Algerian zouaves are also to be thought of,--monsters manufactured by transferring a slip from the tail of an ordinary rat to its snout, and allowing it to heal in that position."

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"My dear Albert," said Franz, "leave all to our host; he has already proved himself full of resources; let us dine quietly, and afterwards go and see `The Algerian Captive.'"

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Rabat An Algerian court has ordered the expulsion of Ahmed Benchemsi, Advocacy and Communications Director for Human Rights Watch (HRW) the Middle East and North Africa division.The court ruled that Benchemsi entered Algeria without any official authorization to act as a representative of HRW, local media said.

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