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Algerian

Algerian

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A person who comes from Algeria
  • noun
  • /ælˈdʒɪəriən/
translation icon : argelino
  • Many Algerians celebrate their country's independence with parades and festivals.
  • many Algerians
  • Algerians worldwide
  • million Algerians

Your father was French, Algerian, French, French.

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Examples

  • Plus, Algerians have already been staging massive demonstrations against their government's oppressive ways since late 2010.

    Academic text (2012)
  • In this case, Algerians agreed in 1962 that they ought to have a government comprised of Algerians.

    Academic text (1998)
  • To me, the conflict over the giving of the information between the French doctor and the Algerian was the best part of the play.

  • "Well, are you an American?" the Algerian confidently asked in uncertain English.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • And in the end, the Algerian had been harmless, even flattering.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • According to many Algerians, during this whole period, the State was "absent."

    Academic text (1993)
  • Certainly, the Islamic movement does not think Algerians are prepared to abandon its cause.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Since 1992, civil war has directly affected the everyday lives of Algerians worldwide.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The Algerians have been flexing muscle there recently.

  • But what is certain is that a majority of Algerians refuse to be ruled by the old State-FLN regime.

    Academic text (1993)

Compounds

A unit of money in Algeria equal to one hundredth of a dinar

The main city of Algeria on the Mediterranean coast called Algiers

Official money used in Algeria

Surface Forms

Algerian singular
Algerians plural

Morphology

Algerian = Algeria (transparent) = Algeria + an

The demonym/adjectival suffix '-an' is a productive and transparent formation from the country name 'Algeria'.

Etymology

The word Algerian comes from Algeria, which gets its name from the city Algiers, from the Arabic al-Jazā'ir meaning 'the islands'. So an Algerian is a person who comes from that country.