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Seychelles

American  

[say-shel, -shelz] / seɪˈʃɛl, -ˈʃɛlz /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a republic consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, NE of Madagascar: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 175 sq. mi. (455 sq. km). Victoria.

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Seychelles British  

/ seɪˈʃɛl, -ˈʃɛlz /

plural noun

1. a group of volcanic islands in the W Indian Ocean: taken by the British from the French in 1744: became an independent republic within the Commonwealth in 1976, incorporating the British Indian Ocean Territory islands of Aldabra, Farquhar, and Desroches. Languages: Creole, English, and French. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: rupee. Capital: Victoria. Pop: 90 846 (2013 est). Area: 455 sq km (176 sq miles)

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Seychelles

Meliá Seychelles Meliá’s first Seychelles property opens on Mahé this year with the country’s first rooftop bar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

For more than 250 years, stories from early explorers described crocodiles as a common sight along the shores of the Seychelles.

From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026

Some Chagossians ended up in Seychelles, and a few dozen in the U.K. or Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

Taiwan announced Tuesday that Lai was postponing his trip to Eswatini -- the island's only diplomatic ally in Africa -- after "Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar unexpectedly and without prior notice revoked the charter's overflight permits."

From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026

Dr. Geffard will stop whatever he is doing and open a bottle of Malbec and tell Marie-Laure in his whispery voice about reefs he visited as a young man: the Seychelles, Belize, Zanzibar.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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