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Algerian en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ælˈd͡ʒɪəɹi.ən/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ælˈd͡ʒɪɹi.ən/

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic جَزَائِر بَنِي مَزْغَنَّى (jazāʔir banī mazḡannā)ellip. Arabic الْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir)bor. French Algerbor. English Alger Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia ▲ French Algérieinflu. English Algeria Middle English -n English -n English Algerian From Algeria + -n.

Meanings

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Algeria, its people, or its culture.
   • (Yasmina Khadra is a female pseudonym for a former Algerian army officer, Mohammed Moulessehoul, who lives in France and whose work has once again been overheatedly translated by John Cullen.) 2007 April 26, Janet Maslin, “Terrorists Reel in a Pawn From Small-Town Iraq”, in The New York Times:

Forms

Deriveds

Algerian onyx · Algerian ivy · Algerian sauce · Algerianness · Algerian tea · Algerian fir · Algerian marsh owl · Algerianize

Translations (53)

ko 알제리의 (of Algeria or its people) · ro algerian (of Algeria or its people) · sk alžírsky (of Algeria or its people) · tt әлҗәзаир (of Algeria or its people) · gl alxeriano (of Algeria or its people) · kk алжир (of Algeria or its people) · nl Algerijns (of Algeria or its people) · sq algjerian (of Algeria or its people) · sl alžirski (of Algeria or its people) · fi algerialainen (of Algeria or its people) · bg алжирски (of Algeria or its people) · uk алжи́рський (of Algeria or its people) · es argelino (of Algeria or its people) · mk алжирски (of Algeria or its people) · hy ալժիրական (of Algeria or its people) · ky алжир (of Algeria or its people) · ia algerian (of Algeria or its people) · is alsírskur (of Algeria or its people) · th แอลจีเรีย (of Algeria or its people) · pt argeliano (of Algeria or its people) · de algerisch (of Algeria or its people) · km អាល់ហ្សេរី (of Algeria or its people) · pt argelino (of Algeria or its people) · hi अल्जीरियाई (of Algeria or its people) · cmn 阿爾及利亞 /阿尔及利亚 (of Algeria or its people) · tg алҷазоирӣ (of Algeria or its people) · rsk алжирски (of Algeria or its people) · fr algérien (of Algeria or its people) · cs alžírský (of Algeria or its people) · ru алжи́рский (of Algeria or its people) · da algerisk (of Algeria or its people) · he אַלְגִ׳ירִי (of Algeria or its people) · it algerino (of Algeria or its people) · sv algerisk (of Algeria or its people) · nn algerisk (of Algeria or its people) · ar جَزَائِرِيّ (of Algeria or its people) · af Algeryns (of Algeria or its people) · af Algeries (of Algeria or its people) · ca algerià (of Algeria or its people) · nb algerisk (of Algeria or its people) · az əlcəzairli (of Algeria or its people) · fa الجزایری (of Algeria or its people) · eo alĝeria (of Algeria or its people) · sh àlžīrskī (of Algeria or its people) · ast arxelín (of Algeria or its people) · vi An-giê-ri (of Algeria or its people) · mt Alġerjani (of Algeria or its people) · pl algierski (of Algeria or its people) · it algerina (of Algeria or its people) · ja アルジェリアの (of Algeria or its people) · be алжы́рскі (of Algeria or its people) · el αλγερινός (of Algeria or its people) · hu algériai (of Algeria or its people)

Algerian en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ælˈd͡ʒɪəɹi.ən/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ælˈd͡ʒɪɹi.ən/

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic جَزَائِر بَنِي مَزْغَنَّى (jazāʔir banī mazḡannā)ellip. Arabic الْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir)bor. French Algerbor. English Alger Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia ▲ French Algérieinflu. English Algeria Middle English -n English -n English Algerian From Algeria + -n.

Meanings

1. A native or inhabitant of Algeria; a person of Algerian citizenship, nationality, or ancestry.
   • It was a view that would not necessarily be shared by Algerians subjected to the gégène or having had their bellies pumped full of water during the Battle of Algiers. 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 197:
2. Wine produced in Algeria.

Forms

Translations (76)

sq algjerian (person from Algeria) · ru алжи́рка (person from Algeria) · el Αλγερινός (person from Algeria) · kk алжирлық (person from Algeria) · sk Alžírec (person from Algeria) · sw Kialjeri (person from Algeria) · ast arxelina (person from Algeria) · nl Algerijn (person from Algeria) · pt argelino (person from Algeria) · mk Алжирец (person from Algeria) · ru алжи́рец (person from Algeria) · de Algerierin (person from Algeria) · af Algeryn (person from Algeria) · sv algeriska (person from Algeria) · fr Algérienne (person from Algeria) · nb algerier (person from Algeria) · uk алжи́рка (person from Algeria) · cs Alžířan (person from Algeria) · ko 알제리 사람 (person from Algeria) · uz jazoirlik (person from Algeria) · nl Algerijnse (person from Algeria) · pl Algierczyk (person from Algeria) · cmn 阿爾及利亞人 /阿尔及利亚人 (person from Algeria) · es argelina (person from Algeria) · sh Alžírac (person from Algeria) · ja アルジェリア人 (person from Algeria) · sl Alžirka (person from Algeria) · pt argeliano (person from Algeria) · gl alxeriano (person from Algeria) · sk Alžírka (person from Algeria) · cs Alžířanka (person from Algeria) · es argelino (person from Algeria) · is Alsíringur (person from Algeria) · mk Алжирка (person from Algeria) · az əlcəzairli (person from Algeria) · af Algeriër (person from Algeria) · ky алжирлик (person from Algeria) · tg алҷазоирӣ (person from Algeria) · fr Algérien (person from Algeria) · bg алжирка (person from Algeria) · nn algeriar (person from Algeria) · ko 알제리인 (person from Algeria) · ast arxelín (person from Algeria) · pl Algierka (person from Algeria) · sk Alžírčan (person from Algeria) · ca algerià (person from Algeria) · da algerier (person from Algeria) · ro algeriancă (person from Algeria) · it algerino (person from Algeria) · mt Alġerjan (person from Algeria) · be алжы́рка (person from Algeria) · uk алжи́рець (person from Algeria) · be алжы́рац (person from Algeria) · fa الجزایری (person from Algeria) · ro algeriană (person from Algeria) · ar جَزَائِرِيَّة (person from Algeria) · ar جَزَائِرِيّ (person from Algeria) · sv algerier (person from Algeria) · de Algerier (person from Algeria) · ro algerian (person from Algeria) · bg алжирец (person from Algeria) · sh Àlžīrka (person from Algeria) · hu algériai (person from Algeria) · rsk Алжирец (person from Algeria) · eo alĝeriano (person from Algeria) · ia algeriano (person from Algeria) · tr Cezayirli (person from Algeria) · mt Alġerjana (person from Algeria) · it algerina (person from Algeria) · sk Alžírčanka (person from Algeria) · sw Kialjeria (person from Algeria) · el Αλγερινή (person from Algeria) · sl Alžirec (person from Algeria) · hi अल्जीरियाई (person from Algeria) · rsk Алжирка (person from Algeria) · fi algerialainen (person from Algeria)

Algerian en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ælˈd͡ʒɪəɹi.ən/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ælˈd͡ʒɪɹi.ən/

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic جَزَائِر بَنِي مَزْغَنَّى (jazāʔir banī mazḡannā)ellip. Arabic الْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir)bor. French Algerbor. English Alger Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Algerian From Alger (“Algiers”) + -ian.

Meanings

1. (historical) Of, from, or pertaining to the Regency of Algiers, its people, or its culture.
2. Of, from, or pertaining to Algiers, its people, or its culture.

Forms

Relateds

Horatio Algerian

Translations (5)

pt argeliano (pertaining to the city of Algiers) · pt argelino (pertaining to the city of Algiers) · fr algérois (pertaining to the city of Algiers) · fr algérien (pertaining to the Regency of Algiers) · es argelino (pertaining to the city of Algiers)

Algerian en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ælˈd͡ʒɪəɹi.ən/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ælˈd͡ʒɪɹi.ən/

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic جَزَائِر بَنِي مَزْغَنَّى (jazāʔir banī mazḡannā)ellip. Arabic الْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir)bor. French Algerbor. English Alger Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Algerian From Alger (“Algiers”) + -ian.

Meanings

1. (historical) A native or inhabitant of the Regency of Algiers, Ottoman Empire.
2. A native or inhabitant of the city of Algiers, capital of Algeria.

Forms

Translations (8)

fr Algéroise (person from the city of Algiers) · fr Algérois (person from the city of Algiers) · es argelina (person from the city of Algiers) · fr Algérien (person from the Regency of Algiers) · pt argelino (person from the city of Algiers) · fr Algérienne (person from the Regency of Algiers) · es argelino (person from the city of Algiers) · pt argeliano (person from the city of Algiers)