(1) 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
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Etymology
Arabic plural of (jazīra, island), referring to the several small islands that once existed in the Bay of Algiers.
Proper noun
A country in Northern Africa. Official name: People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria.
