Chagossian
English
Etymology
Chagos + -ian
Noun
Chagossian (plural Chagossians)
- One of the previous inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago, British Indian Ocean Territory, who were deported by the British government in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Adjective
Chagossian (comparative more Chagossian, superlative most Chagossian)
- Of or relating to these people.
- Chagossian traditions
- Chagossian creole