Algerian
adjective
- from or pertaining to Algeria
proper noun
- person from Algeria
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ælˈd͡ʒɪɹi.ən/
adj
Etymology: 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.
- 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.
noun
Etymology: 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.
- A native or inhabitant of the Regency of Algiers, Ottoman Empire.
- A native or inhabitant of the city of Algiers, capital of Algeria.