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pied-noir  

     ( pieds-noirs    pl  )
      nmf   French person born in Algeria before independence   French person born in Algeria before independence  
Sa grand-mère est pied-noir.      His grandmother was born in Algeria.  
Translation French - English Collins Dictionary  

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nm.
Algerian-born French person
adj.
pied-noir
nmf.
pied noir (impers.)
nf.
Algerian-born French person
n. adj.
black
adv.
inch by inch
nf.
Black Forest
nm.
doldrums [TECH]
nf.
black mass
nfpl.
dirty hands
nf.
oil spill
n.
black market
nm.
oil
n.
deep trouble, deep shit (SLANG)
nf.
Black Africa
nfpl.
Blackshirts
nm.
black-eared kite
nm.
African American
nm.
buckwheat
nm.
black sausage
n.
black box [TECH]
nf.
1) flight recorder, 2) flight data recorder [TECH]
nf.
bete noire
nm.
1) cubbyhole, 2) secret cell [BIZ]
nm.
black coffee
n.
secret funds [BIZ]
nf.
brown coal
nf.
darkroom
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'pied-noir' also found in translations in English-French dictionary
n.
pied -noir
n.
1) plante de pied, 2) plante des pieds [MED], 3) la plante des pieds [MED]


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