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Seychelles

seyc·hel·les

UK/seɪˈʃɛlz/ US/seɪˈʃɛl/ rare

noun

1.

a republic on the Seychelles islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1976

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2.

a group of about 90 islands in the western Indian Ocean north of Madagascar

Origin

After French official and politician Jean Moreau de Séchelles.

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