Algeria
pronunciation
How to pronounce Algeria in British English:
UK [æl'dʒɪərɪə]
How to pronounce Algeria in American English:
US [æl'dʒɪrɪr]
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- Noun:
- a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s
Word Origin
- Algeria
- North African country, named for Algiers, city chosen by the French as its capital when they colonized it in 1830 + Latinate "country" suffix -ia. The city name is Arabic al-Jazair, literally "the islands," in reference to four islands formerly off the coast but joined to the mainland since 1525. A resident of the place formerly was an Algerine (1650s), and the word was practically synonymous with "pirate" in English and U.S. usage early 19c.
Example
- 1. Two countries algeria and sri lanka had not replied .
- 2. In 2011 oil exports earned algeria $ 55 billion .
- 3. The french resented his support for resistance to their rule in algeria .
- 4. Algeria and libya are already big oil and gas suppliers to europe .
- 5. He said the algeria attack could represent a spillover from mali .