No. 681 in French
algérie
Algeria, a country in North Africa.
In a sentence
L'Algérie est un pays d'Afrique du Nord.
Algeria is a country in North Africa.
Here, 'Algérie' is used as the name of the nation Algeria.
Mon ami vient d'Algérie et il parle l'arabe.
My friend is from Algeria and he speaks Arabic.
In this sentence, 'Algérie' is used to indicate the origin or nationality of a person.
Nous parlons souvent des traditions culinaires de l'Algérie.
We often talk about the culinary traditions of Algeria.
Here, 'Algérie' refers to the cultural and geographical origin related to the country's traditions.
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