North African country, named for Algiers, city chosen by the French as its capital when they colonized it in 1830 + Latinate "country" suffix -ia. The city name is Arabic al-Jazair, literally "the islands," in reference to four islands formerly off the coast but joined to the mainland since 1525. A resident of the place formerly was an Algerine (1650s), and the word was practically synonymous with "pirate" in English and U.S. usage early 19c.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. There are 94 countries represented in Barcelona, from Algeria to Zimbabwe.
包括從阿爾及利亞到津巴布韋的94個(gè)國(guó)家在巴塞羅那設(shè)有代表處。
來自柯林斯例句
2. England's footballers are back home after their ill-fated trip to Algeria.
英格蘭足球隊(duì)結(jié)束了倒霉的阿爾及利亞之行，回到了國(guó)內(nèi)。
來自柯林斯例句
3. His critics maintain that he's responsible for many of Algeria's ills.