pied noir

or pied-noir

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

noun,plural pieds noirs [pee-eyz nwahr, pyeyz; French pyey nwar]. /piˌeɪz ˈnwɑr, ˌpyeɪz; French pyeɪ ˈnwar/. Often Disparaging.
  1. an Algerian-born French person.

  2. formerly, a person of French origin living in French-ruled Algeria.

Origin of pied noir

1
1960–65; <French: literally, black foot

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