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Al⋅ge⋅ri⋅an
[al-jeer-ee-uh
n] 
–adjective
| 1. | of or pertaining to Algeria or its inhabitants. |
–noun
| 2. | a native or inhabitant of Algeria. |
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Al·ge·ri·a (āl-jîr'ē-ə)  (click for larger image in new window) A country of northwest Africa bordering on the Mediterranean Sea. The region was settled c. 2000 B.C. by Berber-speaking people and later formed a part of the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman empires. Arab invaders in the seventh and eighth centuries introduced Islam and the Arabic language and culture. A French territory from 1848, Algeria gained its independence in 1962 after more than seven years of fighting. Algiers is the capital and the largest city. Population: 33,300,000. Al·ge'ri·an adj. & n. |
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Algerian
Al*ge"ri*an\, a. Of or pertaining to Algeria. -- n. A native of Algeria.
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