Algerian
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Algerian¹
- /ælˈd͡ʒɪəɹi.ən/
- /ælˈd͡ʒɪɹi.ən/
Rhymes with -ɪəɹiən, -ɪɹiən
Where it comes from
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
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French Algérieinflu.
English Algeria
Middle English -n
English -n
English Algerian
From Algeria + -n.
noun Algerians
- 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.
- Wine produced in Algeria.
adjective more Algerian · most Algerian
- 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.)
Algerian²
- /ælˈd͡ʒɪəɹi.ən/
- /ælˈd͡ʒɪɹi.ən/
Rhymes with -ɪəɹiən, -ɪɹiən
Where it comes from
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.
noun Algerians
- A native or inhabitant of the Regency of Algiers, Ottoman Empire.
- A native or inhabitant of the city of Algiers, capital of Algeria.
adjective more Algerian · most Algerian
- Of, from, or pertaining to the Regency of Algiers, its people, or its culture.
- Of, from, or pertaining to Algiers, its people, or its culture.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: algeria, algiers, national, aps, algérie, bouteflika, shaaban, berber, algerine, maghrebi, maghribi, maghrebian, kabyle, saharan, afro-arab, albanian
Translations
Every language
noun person from Algeria
| Español | argelino, argelina |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 알제리인 aljeriin, 알제리 사람 aljeri saram |
| 日本語 | アルジェリア人 arujeriajin |
| 中文 | 阿爾及利亞人 /阿尔及利亚人 |
| हिन्दी | अल्जीरियाई aljīriyāī |
| Kiswahili | Kialjeria, Kialjeri |
| Português | argelino, argeliano |
| Français | Algérien, Algérienne |
| Deutsch | Algerier, Algerierin |
| Italiano | algerino, algerina |
| Ελληνικά | Αλγερινός Algerinós, Αλγερινή Algeriní |
| Română | algerian, algeriancă, algeriană |
| Русский | алжи́рец alžírec, алжи́рка alžírka |
| العربية | جَزَائِرِيّ jazāʔiriyy, جَزَائِرِيَّة jazāʔiriyya |
adj of Algeria or its people
| Español | argelino |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 알제리의 Aljeri-ui |
| 日本語 | アルジェリアの Arujeria no |
| 中文 | 阿爾及利亞 /阿尔及利亚 Ā'ěrjílìyà |
| हिन्दी | अल्जीरियाई aljīriyāī |
| Português | argelino, argeliano |
| Français | algérien |
| Deutsch | algerisch |
| Italiano | algerino, algerina |
| Ελληνικά | αλγερινός algerinós |
| Română | algerian |
| Русский | алжи́рский alžírskij |
| Tiếng Việt | An-giê-ri |
| العربية | جَزَائِرِيّ jazāʔiriyy |
| עברית | אַלְגִ׳ירִי aljiri |
noun person from the Regency of Algiers
| Français | Algérien, Algérienne |
|---|
noun person from the city of Algiers
| Español | argelino, argelina |
|---|---|
| Português | argelino, argeliano |
| Français | Algérois, Algéroise |
adj pertaining to the Regency of Algiers
| Français | algérien |
|---|
Talk about this word "Algerian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/algerian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Algerian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/algerian "Algerian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/algerian.Cite this
@misc{algerian_2026,
title = {Algerian},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/algerian},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
