SEYCHELLES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Seychelles mean? 

• SEYCHELLES (noun)
  The noun SEYCHELLES has 2 senses:

1. a republic on the Seychelles islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1976

2. a group of about 90 islands in the western Indian Ocean to the north of Madagascar

  Familiarity information: SEYCHELLES used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEYCHELLES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A republic on the Seychelles islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1976

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Republic of Seychelles; Seychelles

Instance hypernyms:

country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)

Meronyms (parts of "Seychelles"):

capital of Seychelles; Victoria (port city and the capital of Seychelles)

Meronyms (members of "Seychelles"):

Seychellois (a native or inhabitant of Seychelles)

Holonyms ("Seychelles" is a part of...):

Seychelles; Seychelles islands (a group of about 90 islands in the western Indian Ocean to the north of Madagascar)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A group of about 90 islands in the western Indian Ocean to the north of Madagascar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Seychelles; Seychelles islands

Instance hypernyms:

island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)

Meronyms (parts of "Seychelles"):

Republic of Seychelles; Seychelles (a republic on the Seychelles islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1976)

Holonyms ("Seychelles" is a part of...):

Indian Ocean (the 3rd largest ocean; bounded by Africa on the west, Asia on the north, Australia on the east and merging with the Antarctic Ocean to the south)