I. |aljə|rēn adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Alger ia + -ine
: algerian
II. noun
( -s )
1. capitalized : a native or inhabitant of Algeria or of the former Barbary State of Algiers ; especially : one of a native race
2. : one with piratical characteristics
algerines of the black market
3.
[from Algerine, British minesweeper, the first ship in this class]
: a British or Canadian minesweeper of about 1000 tons displacement
4. or al·ge·ri·enne (ˌ)al|jirē|en
[French algérienne, from feminine of algérien Algerian]
: a soft woolen fabric with bright weftwise stripes used for shawls ; also : this fabric in a heavier weight used in northern Africa for tents and awnings