Comoro Islands

American  

[kom-uh-roh] / ˈkɒm əˌroʊ /

plural noun

1. a group of islands in the Indian Ocean between N Madagascar and E Africa: formerly an overseas territory of France; now divided between the Comoros and France. 290,000; about 800 sq. mi. (2,070 sq. km).

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Example Sentences

The African delegation also includes senior officials from Zambia, Senegal, Uganda, Egypt, the Republic of the Congo and the Comoro Islands.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 16, 2023

The owner of the suitcase, a man from the Comoro Islands in East Africa, was later jailed for two years for smuggling.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2022

Some also settled the Comoro Islands, scattered between Madagascar and the African coast.

From Science Magazine • May 30, 2016

Did you get Comoro Islands, part of an archipelago off the East African coast?

From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2015

Three of them, bound for Johanna in the Comoro Islands, the Sidney, the Madras Merchant, and the East India Merchant, agreed to sail in company for mutual protection.

From The Pirates of Malabar, and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago by Biddulph, J. (John)