algeria

Definition of Algeria in English :

Noun

1. algeria, algerie, democratic and popular republic of algeria

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

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a republic in NW Africa, on the Mediterranean: became independent in 1962, after more than a century of French rule; one-party constitution adopted in 1976; religious extremists led a campaign of violence from 1988 until 2000; consists chiefly of the N Sahara, with the Atlas Mountains in the north, and contains rich deposits of oil and natural gas. Official languages: Arabic and Berber; French also widely spoken. Religion: Muslim. Currency: dinar. Capital: Algiers. Pop: 41 318 142 (2017 est). Area: about 2 382 800 sq km (920 000 sq miles)

. French name: Algérie (alʒeri)

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country in N Africa, on the Mediterranean: 919,595 sq mi (2,381,742 sq km); pop. 22,972,000; cap. Algiers

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A country of northwest Africa bordering on the Mediterranean Sea. The region was settled c. 2000 BC by Berber-speaking people and later formed a part of the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman empires. Arab invaders in the seventh and eighth centuries introduced Islam and the Arabic language and culture. A French territory from 1848, Algeria gained its independence in 1962 after more than seven years of fighting. Algiers is the capital and the largest city.

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