1) North African 2) Pirate 
• (a.) Of or pertaining to Algiers or Algeria. • (n.) A native or one of the people of Algiers or Algeria. Also, a pirate.
Al`ge·rine' adjective Of or pertaining to Algiers or Algeria. 
HMS Algerine was a British Algerine Class minesweeper of 950 tons displacement launched and lost during the Second World War. HMS Algerine was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 16.5 knots. She carried a peacetime complement of 85 and between 104 and 138 in war. For defence she was armed with one 4-inch dual-purpose gun; fo...