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Chagossian

proper noun

  1. an Afro-Asian ethnic group originating from freed African slaves as well as people of Asian (Indian and Malay) descent brought to the Chagos Islands, specifically Diego Garcia, Peros Banhos, and the Salomon island chain, in the late 18th century
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  1. of or relating to the Chagos Archipelago or Chagossian people
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: From Chagos + -ian.

  1. Of or relating to these people.

    Chagossian traditions

    Chagossian creole

noun

Etymology: From Chagos + -ian.

  1. 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.
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