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pied noir

n. Someone of French origin living in Algeria under French rule, especially one who was repatriated to France after independence. (from 1960s)

Usage examples of "pied noir".

Much later, a hostile Algerian would decide that in killing the Arab, Camus (or his hero) subconsciously acted out the dream of the pied noir who loved Algeria but without Moslem Algerians.