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Algeria
(al jir′ē ə)
country in N Africa, on the Mediterranean: 919,595 sq mi (2,381,742 sq km); pop. 22,972,000; cap. Algiers
Related Forms:
- Algerian adjective, noun
See Algeria in American Heritage Dictionary 4
A country of northwest Africa bordering on the Mediterranean Sea. The region was settled c. 2000 B.C. 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. Population: 33,300,000.
Related Forms:
- Al·geˈri·an adjective & n.
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