"Chagossian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Chagossian [comparative], most Chagossian [superlative]
Etymology: 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

Forms: Chagossians [plural]
Etymology: 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. Categories (topical): Demonyms
    Sense id: en-Chagossian-en-noun-XMswg9VU Disambiguation of Demonyms: 12 88 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 3 97

Inflected forms

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