Algérie

Noun
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
(synonym) Algeria, Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria
(hypernym) African country, African nation
(member-holonym) Arab League
(part-holonym) Maghreb, Mahgrib
(member-meronym) Algerian
(part-meronym) Algiers, Algerian capital
(class) Armed Islamic Group, GIA

n. Algeria, country in northwest Africa

Algeria