adj · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ælˈd͡ʒɪəɹi.ən/
/ælˈd͡ʒɪɹi.ən/
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CMU ARPABET:AE0 L JH IH1 R IY0 AH0 N
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Algeria, its people, or its culture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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2
adj
Meaning 2
Of, from, or pertaining to the Regency of Algiers, its people, or its culture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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3
adj
Meaning 3
Of, from, or pertaining to Algiers, its people, or its culture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A native or inhabitant of Algeria; a person of Algerian citizenship, nationality, or ancestry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
noun
Meaning 5
Wine produced in Algeria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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6
noun
Meaning 6
A native or inhabitant of the Regency of Algiers, Ottoman Empire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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7
noun
Meaning 7
A native or inhabitant of the city of Algiers, capital of Algeria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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8
adjective
Meaning 8
of or relating to or characteristic of Algeria or its inhabitants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Algerian towns
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9
noun
Meaning 9
a native or inhabitant of Algeria
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: African
History
Etymology
Etymology tree 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 ▲ 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.
Across languages
Translations
142 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Algeries
— of Algeria or its people
Afrikaans:
Algeryns
— of Algeria or its people
Albanian:
algjerian
— of Algeria or its people
Arabic:
جَزَائِرِيّ
(jazāʔiriyy)
— of Algeria or its people
Armenian:
ալժիրական
(alžirakan)
— of Algeria or its people
Asturian:
arxelín
— of Algeria or its people
Azerbaijani:
əlcəzairli
— of Algeria or its people
Belarusian:
алжы́рскі
(alžýrski)
— of Algeria or its people
Bulgarian:
алжирски
(alžirski)
— of Algeria or its people
Catalan:
algerià
— of Algeria or its people
Chinese Mandarin:
阿爾及利亞 /阿尔及利亚
(Ā'ěrjílìyà)
— of Algeria or its people
Czech:
alžírský
— of Algeria or its people
Danish:
algerisk
— of Algeria or its people
Dutch:
Algerijns
— of Algeria or its people
Esperanto:
alĝeria
— of Algeria or its people
Finnish:
algerialainen
— of Algeria or its people
French:
algérien
— of Algeria or its people
Galician:
alxeriano
— of Algeria or its people
German:
algerisch
— of Algeria or its people
Greek:
αλγερινός
(algerinós)
— of Algeria or its people
Hebrew:
אַלְגִ׳ירִי
(aljiri)
— of Algeria or its people
Hindi:
अल्जीरियाई
(aljīriyāī)
— of Algeria or its people
Hungarian:
algériai
— of Algeria or its people
Icelandic:
alsírskur
— of Algeria or its people
Interlingua:
algerian
— of Algeria or its people
Italian:
algerino
— of Algeria or its people
Italian:
algerina
— of Algeria or its people
Japanese:
アルジェリアの
(Arujeria no)
— of Algeria or its people
Kazakh:
алжир
(aljir)
— of Algeria or its people
Khmer:
អាល់ហ្សេរី
(ʼalzeerii)
— of Algeria or its people
Korean:
알제리의
(Aljeri-ui)
— of Algeria or its people
Kyrgyz:
алжир
(aljir)
— of Algeria or its people
Macedonian:
алжирски
(alžirski)
— of Algeria or its people
Maltese:
Alġerjani
— of Algeria or its people
Norwegian Bokmål:
algerisk
— of Algeria or its people
Norwegian Nynorsk:
algerisk
— of Algeria or its people
Pannonian Rusyn:
алжирски
(alžirski)
— of Algeria or its people
Persian:
الجزایری
(aljazâyeri)
— of Algeria or its people
Polish:
algierski
— of Algeria or its people
Portuguese:
argelino
— of Algeria or its people
Portuguese:
argeliano
— of Algeria or its people
Romanian:
algerian
— of Algeria or its people
Russian:
алжи́рский
(alžírskij)
— of Algeria or its people
Serbo-Croatian:
àlžīrskī
— of Algeria or its people
Slovak:
alžírsky
— of Algeria or its people
Slovene:
alžirski
— of Algeria or its people
Spanish:
argelino
— of Algeria or its people
Swedish:
algerisk
— of Algeria or its people
Tajik:
алҷазоирӣ
(aljazoyiri)
— of Algeria or its people
Tatar:
әлҗәзаир
(älcäzair)
— of Algeria or its people
Thai:
แอลจีเรีย
(ɛl-jii-riia)
— of Algeria or its people
Ukrainian:
алжи́рський
(alžýrsʹkyj)
— of Algeria or its people
Vietnamese:
An-giê-ri
— of Algeria or its people
French:
algérien
— pertaining to the Regency of Algiers
French:
algérois
— pertaining to the city of Algiers
Portuguese:
argelino
— pertaining to the city of Algiers
Portuguese:
argeliano
— pertaining to the city of Algiers
Spanish:
argelino
— pertaining to the city of Algiers
Afrikaans:
Algeriër
— person from Algeria
Afrikaans:
Algeryn
— person from Algeria
Albanian:
algjerian
— person from Algeria
Arabic:
جَزَائِرِيّ
(jazāʔiriyy)
— person from Algeria
Arabic:
جَزَائِرِيَّة
(jazāʔiriyya)
— person from Algeria
Asturian:
arxelín
— person from Algeria
Asturian:
arxelina
— person from Algeria
Azerbaijani:
əlcəzairli
— person from Algeria
Belarusian:
алжы́рац
(alžýrac)
— person from Algeria
Belarusian:
алжы́рка
(alžýrka)
— person from Algeria
Bulgarian:
алжирец
(alžirec)
— person from Algeria
Bulgarian:
алжирка
(alžirka)
— person from Algeria
Catalan:
algerià
— person from Algeria
Chinese Mandarin:
阿爾及利亞人 /阿尔及利亚人
— person from Algeria
Czech:
Alžířan
— person from Algeria
Czech:
Alžířanka
— person from Algeria
Danish:
algerier
— person from Algeria
Dutch:
Algerijn
— person from Algeria
Dutch:
Algerijnse
— person from Algeria
Esperanto:
alĝeriano
— person from Algeria
Finnish:
algerialainen
— person from Algeria
French:
Algérien
— person from Algeria
French:
Algérienne
— person from Algeria
Galician:
alxeriano
— person from Algeria
German:
Algerier
— person from Algeria
German:
Algerierin
— person from Algeria
Greek:
Αλγερινός
(Algerinós)
— person from Algeria
Greek:
Αλγερινή
(Algeriní)
— person from Algeria
Hindi:
अल्जीरियाई
(aljīriyāī)
— person from Algeria
Hungarian:
algériai
— person from Algeria
Icelandic:
Alsíringur
— person from Algeria
Interlingua:
algeriano
— person from Algeria
Italian:
algerino
— person from Algeria
Italian:
algerina
— person from Algeria
Japanese:
アルジェリア人
(arujeriajin)
— person from Algeria
Kazakh:
алжирлық
(aljirlyq)
— person from Algeria
Korean:
알제리인
(aljeriin)
— person from Algeria
Korean:
알제리 사람
(aljeri saram)
— person from Algeria
Kyrgyz:
алжирлик
(aljirlik)
— person from Algeria
Macedonian:
Алжирец
(Alžirec)
— person from Algeria
Macedonian:
Алжирка
(Alžirka)
— person from Algeria
Maltese:
Alġerjan
— person from Algeria
Maltese:
Alġerjana
— person from Algeria
Norwegian Bokmål:
algerier
— person from Algeria
Norwegian Nynorsk:
algeriar
— person from Algeria
Pannonian Rusyn:
Алжирец
(Alžirec)
— person from Algeria
Pannonian Rusyn:
Алжирка
(Alžirka)
— person from Algeria
Persian:
الجزایری
(aljazâyeri)
— person from Algeria
Polish:
Algierczyk
— person from Algeria
Polish:
Algierka
— person from Algeria
Portuguese:
argelino
— person from Algeria
Portuguese:
argeliano
— person from Algeria
Romanian:
algerian
— person from Algeria
Romanian:
algeriancă
— person from Algeria
Romanian:
algeriană
— person from Algeria
Russian:
алжи́рец
(alžírec)
— person from Algeria
Russian:
алжи́рка
(alžírka)
— person from Algeria
Serbo-Croatian:
Alžírac
— person from Algeria
Serbo-Croatian:
Àlžīrka
— person from Algeria
Slovak:
Alžírčan
— person from Algeria
Slovak:
Alžírčanka
— person from Algeria
Slovak:
Alžírec
— person from Algeria
Slovak:
Alžírka
— person from Algeria
Slovene:
Alžirec
— person from Algeria
Slovene:
Alžirka
— person from Algeria
Spanish:
argelino
— person from Algeria
Spanish:
argelina
— person from Algeria
Swahili:
Kialjeria
— person from Algeria
Swahili:
Kialjeri
— person from Algeria
Swedish:
algerier
— person from Algeria
Swedish:
algeriska
— person from Algeria
Tajik:
алҷазоирӣ
(aljazoyiri)
— person from Algeria
Turkish:
Cezayirli
— person from Algeria
Ukrainian:
алжи́рець
(alžýrecʹ)
— person from Algeria
Ukrainian:
алжи́рка
(alžýrka)
— person from Algeria
Uzbek:
jazoirlik
— person from Algeria
French:
Algérien
— person from the Regency of Algiers
French:
Algérienne
— person from the Regency of Algiers
French:
Algérois
— person from the city of Algiers
French:
Algéroise
— person from the city of Algiers
Portuguese:
argelino
— person from the city of Algiers
Portuguese:
argeliano
— person from the city of Algiers
Spanish:
argelino
— person from the city of Algiers
Spanish:
argelina
— person from the city of Algiers