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Seychelles
[ sey-shel, -shelz ]
noun
(used with a plural verb)
- a republic consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, NE of Madagascar: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 175 sq. mi. (455 sq. km). : Victoria.
Seychelles
/ seɪˈʃɛl; -ˈʃɛlz /
plural noun
- a group of volcanic islands in the W Indian Ocean: taken by the British from the French in 1744: became an independent republic within the Commonwealth in 1976, incorporating the British Indian Ocean Territory islands of Aldabra, Farquhar, and Desroches. Languages: Creole, English, and French. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: rupee. Capital: Victoria. Pop: 90 846 (2013 est). Area: 455 sq km (176 sq miles)
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More than 200 miles from land, the submerged bank is situated in the Indian Ocean between Mauritius and Seychelles.
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He spent five years as the director of the Voice of America, and then moved to the Seychelles as the U.S. ambassador.
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The Chagos islanders - some in Mauritius and the Seychelles, but others living in the UK - do not speak with one voice on the fate of their homeland.
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The Chagos islanders – some in Mauritius and the Seychelles, but others living in the UK – do not speak with one voice on the fate of their homeland.
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"I’m the only remaining person here who was born in Seychelles," she told me.
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