Seychellois
Americannoun
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Seychellois
plural
adjective
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Seychellois
< French, equivalent to Seychell ( es ) Seychelles + -ois -ese
Example Sentences
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"I’m Seychellois and Ghanaian - I was five years old when I came back."
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2024
Last October, Mr Herminie and six of his Seychellois co-accused were freed on bail.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2024
“Vacuuming millions of juvenile tuna … is not okay,” said Seychellois ecologist Nirmal Jivan Shah.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2023
Mr. Hayes chose Seychelles “because it cost less to bribe Seychellois authorities — just ‘a coconut’ — than it would cost to bribe regulators in the United States and elsewhere,” according to the indictment.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2020
Making up the list are Algerian Football Federation president Mohamed Raouraoua and Suketu Patel, who heads up the Seychellois federation.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2011
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