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Algerian

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Al·ge·ri·a  (l-jîr-)
A country of northwest Africa bordering on the Mediterranean Sea. The region was settled c. 2000 b.c. 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. Population: 33,300,000.

Al·geri·an adj. & n.
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Algeria

Algerian [ælˈdʒɪərɪən]
adj
(Placename) of or relating to Algeria or its inhabitants
n
(Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Algeria
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.AlgerianAlgerian - 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
Algerian [ælˈdʒɪərɪən]
A. ADJargelino
B. Nargelino/a m/f

Algerian [ˌælˈdʒɪərɪən]
adjalgérien(ne)
nAlgérien(ne) m/f

Algerian
nAlgerier(in) m(f)
adjalgerisch

Algerian [ælˈdʒɪərɪən] adj & nalgerino/a

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