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SEYCHELLOIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Seychelles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Seychellois" is a kind of...):

aboriginal; aborigine; indigen; indigene; native (an indigenous person who was born in a particular place)

Holonyms ("Seychellois" is a member of...):

Republic of Seychelles; Seychelles (a republic on the Seychelles islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1976)

Derivation:

Seychellois (of the Seychelles or their people)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of the Seychelles or their people

Example:

Seychellois fishermen

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

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

Derivation:

Seychellois (a native or inhabitant of Seychelles)

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