British Indian Ocean Territory

American  

noun

1. a British colony in the Indian Ocean, consisting of the Chagos Archipelago. 76 sq. mi. (177 sq. km). Diego Garcia.

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British Indian Ocean Territory British  

noun

1. a UK Overseas Territory in the Indian Ocean: consists of the Chagos Archipelago (formerly a dependency of Mauritius) and formerly included (until 1976) Aldabra, Farquhar, and Des Roches, now administratively part of the Seychelles. Diego Garcia is an important US naval base

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Example Sentences

This comes despite Washington on Tuesday giving its official backing to London's plan to cede sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius.

From BBC

The future of the base, situated on a remote archipelago in the British Indian Ocean Territory, has been the subject of debate in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill is currently in the later stages of parliamentary scrutiny known as "ping pong", where it bounces back and forth between the House of Commons and House of Lords as they attempt to amend elements of it.

From BBC

In his early-morning order, the judge said: "The defendant shall take no conclusive or legally binding step to conclude its negotiations concerning the possible transfer of the British Indian Ocean Territory, also known as the Chagos Archipelago, to a foreign government or bind itself as to the particular terms of any such transfer."

From BBC

"The defendant is to maintain the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom over the British Indian Ocean Territory until further order."

From BBC