pied noir

English

Etymology

From French pied noir. See Pied-Noir § Etymology on Wikipedia.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌpjɛdˈnwɑː/, /ˌpjeɪˈnwɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

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. [from 1960s]
   • 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 47:

     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.

Anagrams

• epirodin

French

Etymology

See Pied-Noir § Etymology on Wikipedia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pje nwaʁ/

Noun

pied noir m (plural pieds noirs)

1. pied noir