adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to these people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Chagossian traditions
- Chagossian creole
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
Chagossian
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noun
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
From Chagos + -ian.