Skikda
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Skikda
(ˈskɪkdɑː)n
(Placename) a port in NE Algeria, on an inlet of the Mediterranean: founded by the French in 1838 on the site of a Roman city. Pop: 170 000 (2005 est). Former name: Philippeville
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Skik•da
(ˈskik də)n.
a seaport in NE Algeria. 141,159.
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