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pieds noirs

pieds noirs is the plural of pied noir.

Meaning of pied noir

Noun

pied noir (plural pieds noirs)

  1. 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

Questions about pieds noirs

What is pieds noirs the plural of?
Pieds noirs is the plural of pied noir.

Words near pieds noirs in the dictionary

  1. piedra
  2. Piedrahita
  3. Piedrahitas
  4. Piedras
  5. Piedras Negras
  6. pieds noirs
  7. pieds-a-terre
  8. pieds-à-terre
  9. piedstall
  10. piedtail
  11. piedtails

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