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algeria

/ælˈdʒɪɹi.ə/

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What does algeria mean?

proper noun

  1. The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, since 1962.
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proper noun

  1. (historical) Ottoman Algeria, also the regency of Algiers or al-Jazā’ir in Arabic, from 1515 to 1830.
  2. (historical) French or Colonial Algeria, from 1830 to 1962.

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/ælˈdʒɪɹi.ə/

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Hanoteau and Letourneau state that among the Kabyles of Algeria a similar measurement is made of the male sex.
Alexander Francis ChamberlainThe Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-DayProject Gutenberg ebook #7966
An important total eclipse of the sun was to occur in a track crossing southern Spain and Algeria on December 22nd.
John M. (John Mackenzie) BaconThe Dominion of the Air: The Story of Aerial NavigationProject Gutenberg ebook #861
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Johnny, stretched gracefully on the sand, passed from “Ultimo Amor” to “Fluvia de Oro,” and then to “Noches de Algeria,” playing languidly.
Willa CatherThe Song of the LarkProject Gutenberg ebook #44
It is the megalithic monuments of Algeria, of which we shall speak more in detail presently, that are the most worthy of attention.
Jean-François-Albert du Pouget, marquis de NadaillacManners and Monuments of Prehistoric PeoplesTranslated by N. D'AnversProject Gutenberg ebook #3309
Among other native divers are the Arabs of Algeria and some of the inhabitants of the Mexican coast.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747