/ælʤɪˈɹiʌ/ - [atljireeu] - Al•ge•ri•a
We found 4 definitions of algeria from 4 different sources.
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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 | ||
Algerie, Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria | ||
maghreb, mahgrib the region of northwest Africa comprising the Atlas Mountains and the coastlands of Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia | ||
arab league an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation | ||
opec organization of petroleum-exporting countries | ||
algerian capital, algiers an ancient port on the Mediterranean; the capital and largest city of Algeria | ||
annaba a port city of northeastern Algeria near the Tunisian border | ||
batna a town in north central Algeria | ||
blida a city in northern Algeria at the foot of the Atlas Mountains to the southwest of Algiers | ||
oran a port city in northwestern Algeria and the country's 2nd largest city | ||
constantine a walled city in northeastern Algeria to the east of Algiers; was destroyed in warfare in the 4th century and rebuilt by Constantine I | ||
djanet a desert town in southeastern Algeria | ||
hippo regius, hippo an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria | ||
reggane a town in central Algeria | ||
timgad an ancient town founded by the Romans; noted for extensive and well-preserved ruins | ||
timimoun a town in central Algeria in the Atlas Mountains | ||
atlas mountains a mountain range in northern Africa between the Mediterranean and the Sahara Desert; extends from southwestern Morocco to northern Tunisia |