Algerians

North African nationals

Algerians are the people of Algeria, a North African country on the Mediterranean coast.

The term covers both citizens and those of Algerian descent living elsewhere.

Algeria's history as a French colony until 1962 means significant Algerian communities exist in France: Many Algerians emigrated to Paris in the 1960s.

geography

Maghreb

Northwest African region

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identity

citizens

Members of a nation

diaspora · expatriates · residents · inhabitants · community · compatriots · natives · ancestry · lineage · genealogy

language

Arabic

Semitic language family member

Arabization · dialect · Tuareg · loanwords · code-switching · Francophone

culture

couscous

Steamed semolina granules

henna · fantasia · calligraphy

hospitality

generosity

Readiness to give freely

feast · gathering · cordiality · graciousness · openness · kindness · conviviality · entertaining · reception

economy

petroleum

Natural underground hydrocarbon liquid

remittances · agriculture · dates · cork · phosphates · olives

history

Ottoman

Member of Turkish dynasty

revolution

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national/ethnic identity

AlgeriansMoroccans

Citizens of Rabat's nation

French · Tunisians · Libyans · Egyptians · Spaniards

colonial relationship

AlgeriansFrench

Of or from Paris's nation

French settlers · Europeans · colonial administrators · Americans · Asians

Family

Algeria, Algerian

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