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Comoros

proper noun

  1. Indian ocean country
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒm.ə.ɹoʊz/

name

Etymology: Likely borrowed via French Comores, from Arabic جُزُر الْقُمُر (juzur al-qumur).

  1. A country and group of islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa. Official name: Union of the Comoros.
  2. An archipelago consisting of the Union of the Comoros and the French overseas department of Mayotte.