pied noir

or pied-noir

[pee-ey nwahr, pyey; French pyey nwar]

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noun, plural pieds noirs

[pee-eyz nwahr, pyeyz; French pyey nwar] /piˌeɪz ˈnwɑr, ˌpyeɪz; French pyeɪ ˈnwar/. Often Disparaging.

an Algerian-born French person.
formerly, a person of French origin living in French-ruled Algeria.

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Origin of pied noir

1960–65; < French: literally, black foot

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