algerian
algerian — adjective
1. connected with Algeria, its culture, or the people who live there or come from t
connected with Algeria, its culture, or the people who live there or come from there.
We ate Algerian bread and olive salad at Samir's family table.
Algerian + noun for origin or style
An Algerian film won the top prize at the city festival.
Algerian + noun for nationality adjective
The museum opened an Algerian art show near the river.
Nadia is Algerian, but she now teaches in Montreal.
The radio station played Algerian music during the evening program.
- from Algeria
plain descriptive phrase rather than a fixed adjective
- North African
broader regional term; it is not specific to Algeria
- Maghrebi
more regional and formal; it refers to northwest Africa, not only Algeria
文法句型
Algerian + noun
be Algerian
用法筆記
Often appears before nouns for food, music, art, history, or government. After 'be', it can describe a person's nationality or the style or origin of something.
常見錯誤
algerian — noun
1. someone who comes from Algeria or has Algerian nationality.
someone who comes from Algeria or has Algerian nationality.
An Algerian helped us find the bus station in Oran.
an Algerian for one person
Two Algerians in my class taught us a song from home.
plural form: Algerians
The doctor is an Algerian who moved to Lyon last year.
Many Algerians watched the match in cafes across the city.
At the market, I spoke with an Algerian selling dates and tea.
- person from Algeria
neutral descriptive phrase
- Algerian citizen
narrower legal or nationality label
- resident of Algeria
focuses on where someone lives, not necessarily nationality
文法句型
an Algerian
Algerians
用法筆記
Countable noun: use 'an' in the singular and the regular plural 'Algerians.' Distinguish from the adjective sense, which describes things connected with Algeria, as in 'Algerian music'.