pied noir
UK/ˌpjɛdˈnwɑː/
pied noir noun: someone of European origin living in North Africa, especially Algeria, under French rule, particularly one who was repatriated to mainland France after Algerian independence.
Noun
pied noir (plural pieds noirs)
- Someone of European origin living in North Africa, especially Algeria, under French rule, particularly one who was repatriated to mainland France after Algerian independence.
- Oran, the second city of Algeria, was even more European than Algiers; in fact, with 300,000 pied noir inhabitants to 150,000 Muslims, it was the only centre where they predominated.1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 47
- His parents were pieds-noirs from Algeria who moved to Morocco, so he spent early childhood in Tangier, leaving him with a love for the Mediterranean, a penchant for cultural mixing and an abiding affection for donkeys.2025 May 3, Leila Abboud, “Lunch with the FT: Jean-Luc Mélenchon”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3
Forms of pied noir
| plural | pieds noirs |
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Origin of pied noir
From French pied noir. See Pied-Noir § Etymology on Wikipedia.
Words that rhyme with pied noir
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Questions about pied noir
- What does pied noir mean?
- Pied noir means someone of European origin living in North Africa, especially Algeria, under French rule, particularly one who was repatriated to mainland France after Algerian independence.
- What part of speech is pied noir?
- Pied noir is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pied noir?
- Pied noir is pronounced /ˌpjɛdˈnwɑː/ (UK).
- What is the plural of pied noir?
- The plural of pied noir is pieds noirs.
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