Algerine
adjective
Algerine
American
[al-juh-reen]
/ ˌæl dʒəˈrin /
Algerine
1
British
/ ˌældʒəˈriːn /
adjective
noun
algerine
2
British
/ ˌældʒəˈriːn /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Algerine
Example Sentences
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According to historian James Hardiman, Joyce’s ship was intercepted by Algerine corsairs shortly after setting sail from Galway in 1675.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 11, 2024
Parks said that Ellington’s aunt, Algerine Jennings, had called the prison on 30 September to inquire about her niece’s welfare after receiving her letter.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 8, 2014
During his return to England occurred the desperate and successful engagement fought by his ship the “Mary Rose,” under Captain Kempthorne, against seven Algerine men-of-war,—a brilliant affair which Hollar etched for Ogilby’s Africa.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various
And I remember a department of raw material, fibres, minerals, germs, and grains, and a department of Eastern confectionery, and one of Algerine small work, to wit, jewelry and embroidery.
From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Julia Ward Howe
Much of this consisted of valuable stores that the Algerine had on board when we took her, and the satisfaction of the lawless freebooters was unbounded.
From A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
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