Algerian, and Algerine

( Geng.) A native of Algeria. Algerine is used sometimes in poetry as a synonym for pirate. -a. Belonging or relating to Algeria or to Algiers. Alghe'ri, or ALGHE'RO, a town and seaport of the island of Sardinia, on its W. coast; lat. 40° 25′ 50′′ N.; lon. 8° 16′ 45′′ E. Pop . 8,419. Al'gidum. (Anc. Geog.) A town and mountain of Latium, near Tusculum, 12 m. from Rome. Algiers. [Ar. Al - jezair , the islands; Fr. alger .] A city and seaport of Africa, cap. of the French territory of Algeria, built in the form of an amphitheatre, on the W. side of a bay of same name, in the Mediterranean. Lat. of lighthouse. 36° 47′ 20′′ N.; lon. 3° 4′ 32′′ E. The city, situated on a slope facing the sea, and crowned by a citadel, is 2 m. in circumference, and strongly walled; since 1830, the French have been actively engaged in extending its defences and improving the port. The streets have been widened, and it in part resembles a European town. A. , owing to its mild climate, has become a favorite winter resort-frost is almost unknown. A railroad connects A. with Oran, and another, in construction, to Tunis. Several forts and outworks protect it on the land side; by sea it has in front two rocky islands (whence its name), connected with the mainland by a mole; this and another mole, both furnished with batteries, enclose the harbor. A. has two suburbs, and numerous villas in its environs, which are of great beauty; is the seat of the gov.-gen. of Algeria and of many foreign consuls, and has regular steam communication with Marseilles and Cette in France, and Bona in Africa. Pop . in 1890, 74,792; in 1897 (est.), 82,500. Algiers, a village of Orleans parish, La.; the terminus of the Southern Pacific, the Texas and Pacific, and the New Orleans, Fort Jackson and Grande Isle Railroads. Algoa Bay, or PORT ELIZABETH, an extensive bay on the S.E. coast of Africa, Cape Colony, bet. Capes Recife and Padron, 425 m. E. of the Cape of Good Hope; is open to S. winds, but has good anchorage. In this bay, Fort Elizabeth and Fort Frederick have already some commercial importance. Lat. 33° 56′ S.; lon. 26° 53′ Ε.