REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Republic of Seychelles mean? 

• REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES (noun)
  The noun REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES (noun)

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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 "Republic of Seychelles"):

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

Meronyms (members of "Republic of Seychelles"):

Seychellois (a native or inhabitant of Seychelles)

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

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