Chagossian
noun
an indigenous inhabitant of the Chagos Archipelago, whose population was deported from the islands in the 1960s and 1970s.
Chagossians
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pluralof Chagossian.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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In February, four Chagossians gave it a try, landing a rubber raft on tiny Île du Coin in an attempt to establish a de facto right of return, a gambit they called Operation Certain Death.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
In 2002, the U.K. offered citizenship to most citizens of the British Overseas Territories, and some Chagossians moved to Britain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
Chagossians, evicted from the Indian Ocean islands in the 1960s and 1970s, are left in limbo by the stalled agreement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
Mandarin and the other three Chagossians on the islands are backed by the Great British PAC, a right-wing British political pressure group.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
Negotiations between 1971 and 1982 resulted in the establishment of a trust fund by the British Government as compensation for the displaced islanders, known as Chagossians.
From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
