Word
algerian
Phoneticsal·ge·ri·an
/æɫˈdʒɪɹiən/
Definition
adj. relating to Algeria, its people, or its culture. You use this to describe anything that comes from this North African country.
adj. relating to or originating from Algeria, its inhabitants, or its culture. Often used as a relational adjective to describe national identity or provenance.
Examples
“We enjoyed a delicious Algerian dinner last night.”
“The museum is hosting a special exhibition of Algerian textiles and traditional jewelry this month.”
“The director's latest film explores the complexities of Algerian history through the eyes of three generations of a family living in Algiers.”
Examples
simple
“We enjoyed a delicious Algerian dinner last night.”
contextual
“The museum is hosting a special exhibition of Algerian textiles and traditional jewelry this month.”
complex
“The director's latest film explores the complexities of Algerian history through the eyes of three generations of a family living in Algiers.”
Usage
Typically used attributively before a noun; when referring to the people, it is used as a collective noun with 'the'.
Etymology
Algerian politician and revolutionary and first president of Algeria, Ben Balla. Etymology tree Arabic جَزَائِر بَنِي مَزْغَنَّى (jazāʔir banī mazḡannā)ellip. Arabic الْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir)bor. French Algerbor. English Alger Proto-Indo-European *-yós 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.
Etymology tree Arabic جَزَائِر بَنِي مَزْغَنَّى (jazāʔir banī mazḡannā)ellip. Arabic الْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir)bor. French Algerbor. English Alger Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Algerian From Alger (“Algiers”) + -ian.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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