Algerian

American  

[al-jeer-ee-uhn] / ælˈdʒɪər i ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Algeria or its inhabitants.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Algeria.

Algerian British  

/ ælˈdʒɪərɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Algeria or its inhabitants

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Algeria

Other Word Forms

• anti-Algerian
  adjective
• pro-Algerian
  adjective
• trans-Algerian
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of Algerian

First recorded in 1870–75; Algeri(a) + -an

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Algerian

There was mayhem at the packed gathering of fans on 17 June, when Argentina star Lionel Messi scored his first 2026 Fifa World Cup goal by coolly slotting the ball past the Algerian goalkeeper.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Zidane, a second-generation Algerian immigrant raised in the concrete high rises of northern Marseille, was the talisman and face of a multi-cultural Les Bleus team that finally delivered the globe's biggest footballing prize.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

Now I have more time for it, steaming it in a woven Algerian basket that infuses the aroma of the reeds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

Forces at Mali's Tessalit military base, a "super-camp" near the Algerian border, surrendered and were scattering southward, an official from the Tuareg-dominated FLA separatist group told AFP.

From Barron's ● May 1, 2026

This time, he claimed to have noticed the eerie similarity between Jackson’s speech on behalf of slavery and one delivered a century earlier by an Algerian pirate named Sidi Mehemet Ibrahim.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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