pied noir
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pied noir /pjeɪ ˈnwɑː/
▶noun (pl. pieds noirs pronunc. same) a person of European origin who lived in Algeria during French rule, especially one who returned to Europe after Algerian independence.
– origin Fr., lit. ‘black foot’, so named because of the western-style black leather shoes worn by the first colonists.
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