"Chagossian" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more Chagossian [comparative], most Chagossian [superlative]
Etymology: From Chagos + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Chagos|ian}} Chagos + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Chagossian (comparative more Chagossian, superlative most Chagossian)
  1. Of or relating to these people.
    Sense id: en-Chagossian-en-adj-WiG3OKQc

Noun [English]

Forms: Chagossians [plural]
Etymology: From Chagos + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Chagos|ian}} Chagos + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} Chagossian (plural Chagossians)
  1. One of the previous inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago, British Indian Ocean Territory, who were deported by the British government in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
    Sense id: en-Chagossian-en-noun-XMswg9VU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Demonyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 99 Disambiguation of Demonyms: 3 97

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