Algeria

American  

[al-jeer-ee-uh] / ælˈdʒɪər i ə /

noun

1. a republic in NW Africa: formerly comprised 13 departments of France; gained independence 1962. 919,352 sq. mi. (2,381,122 sq. km). Algiers.

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Algeria British  

/ ælˈdʒɪərɪə /

noun

1. French name: Algérie.  a republic in NW Africa, on the Mediterranean: became independent in 1962, after more than a century of French rule; one-party constitution adopted in 1976; religious extremists led a campaign of violence from 1988 until 2000; consists chiefly of the N Sahara, with the Atlas Mountains in the north, and contains rich deposits of oil and natural gas. Official languages: Arabic and Berber; French also widely spoken. Religion: Muslim. Currency: dinar. Capital: Algiers. Pop: 38 087 812 (2013 est). Area: about 2 382 800 sq km (920 000 sq miles)

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Algeria Cultural  

1. Republic in northwest Africa, bordered to the north by the Mediterranean Sea, to the east by Tunisia and Libya, to the south by Niger and Mali, and to the west by Mauritania and Morocco. Its capital and largest city is Algiers.

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Colonized by France in the nineteenth century, Algeria was involved in a long and bloody battle for independence, gaining full autonomy in the early 1960s.

Example Sentences

He starts with the scores for the first matches in each group, including the tournament opener between co-hosts Mexico and South Africa, holders Argentina against Algeria and England versus Croatia.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico starts on Thursday and Argentina's first match is on June 16, against Algeria in Kansas City.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Jonathan Pearce: I fancy Algeria could repeat the thrills Morrocco gave us four years ago so I've picked a trio of their players to look out for.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The Netherlands took the Current’s facility and Algeria, which plays Argentina in the first match at Arrowhead, is at the University of Kansas’s facilities in nearby Lawrence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Outside of employing a number of New Orleans natives, Zeitoun had hired men from everywhere: Peru, Mexico, Bulgaria, Poland, Brazil, Honduras, Algeria.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers