English > Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria: 1 sense > noun 1, location| Meaning | 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. |
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| Synonyms | Algeria, Algerie |
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| Instance of | African country, African nation | Any one of the countries occupying the African continent |
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| Member of | Arab League | An international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural / cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation |
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| Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries, OPEC | An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum |
| Members | Algerian | A native or inhabitant of Algeria |
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| Part of | Maghreb, Mahgrib | The region of northwest Africa comprising the Atlas Mountains and the coastlands of Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia |
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| Parts | Algiers, Algerian capital | An ancient port on the Mediterranean |
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| Annaba | A port city of northeastern Algeria near the Tunisian border |
| Atlas Mountains | A mountain range in northern Africa between the Mediterranean and the Sahara Desert |
| Batna | A town in north central Algeria |
| Blida | A city in northern Algeria at the foot of the Atlas Mountains to the southwest of Algiers |
| Constantine | A walled city in northeastern Algeria to the east of Algiers |
| Djanet | A desert town in southeastern Algeria |
| Hippo, Hippo Regius | An ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria |
| Oran | A port city in northwestern Algeria and the country's 2nd largest city |
| Reggane | A town in central Algeria |
| Timgad | An ancient town founded by the Romans |
| Timimoun | A town in central Algeria in the Atlas Mountains |
| Region of | Armed Islamic Group, GIA | A terrorist organization of Islamic extremists whose violent activities began in 1992 |
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| Salafist Group, Salafast Group for Call and Combat, GSPC | An Algerian extremist Islamic offshoot of the Armed Islamic Group |
| Spanish | Algeria, Argelia, República Argelina Democrática y Popular |
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| Catalan | Algèria |
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