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Philippeville

British  
/ ˈfɪlɪpˌvɪl /

noun

  1. the former name of Skikda

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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U.S. troops landed at the excellent port of Philippeville, 210 miles east of Algiers, and by the end of the second day were within 60 miles of the border of Tunisia.

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Yet there was one piece of good news from Algeria: a military patrol near Philippeville rounded up 40 uniformed men wearing S.A.O. armbands; they called themselves the "Bonaparte Commando."

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Marines swarmed ashore from the cruiser, trucks carrying Senegalese troops roared up the road from Philippeville and swung up into the hills.

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Few areas of arid Algeria have prospered more under French rule than the heavily populated coastal zone called the Kabylia, which lies between the cities of Algiers and Philippeville.

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The Admiral, upon hearing this lamentable tale, changed the name of Philippeville into that of Port Famine, under which appellation the place is known at the present day.

From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World by Dora Leigh

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