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

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Algerian

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune ordered the justice ministry to introduce the changes to the criminal law after more than 100 fires in the north-east of the country during an intense heatwave in northern Africa.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

In Lawrence, Kansas, Sharon Toulouse, the director of athletic bands at the University of Kansas, surprised the visiting Algerian squad by having a group ready to play the country’s national anthem at a practice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 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

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Saturday described the U.A.E.’s withdrawal as a “non-event.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

On the afternoon of April 22, 1915, following a heavy artillery bombardment, French Algerian troops noticed a strange grayish green cloud drifting toward them from the German lines.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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