Seychelles
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- proper noun
- /seɪˈʃɛlz/
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Seychelles
- We are planning to visit the Seychelles for our vacation this summer.
- Seychelles' fishing
- Seychelles Islands
- Seychelles government
It says they want you in the Seychelles, which is off the coast of Madagascar.
- It says they want you in the Seychelles, which is off the coast of Madagascar.
- And I'd like to go down Greece and Israel, down through the Red Sea and down to Seychelles and Madagascar.
Examples
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Nearly all of the tuna caught in the Seychelles' EEZ is taken by foreign vessels.
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Next week I'll be in the Seychelles.
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A study of children in the Seychelles Islands found no association between methylmercury and a broad variety of health effects.
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By the end of 1984, there were 48 French and Spanish tuna vessels fishing in Seychelles waters.
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In 1988, the Seychelles collected $7 million in licensing fees and transshipment charges.
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About 40 percent of the yellowfin tuna caught in the Indian Ocean come from the Seychelles' EEZ.
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An oasis in the vast Western Indian Ocean, the Republic of the Seychelles lies astride an important tuna migration route.
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Skipjack and yellowfin are the two major species fished in Seychelles' EEZ.
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Green and Hawksbill turtles, formerly abundant in Seychelles' waters, have unfortunately been overharvested.
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Foreign fleets from France, Spain, the U.S.S.R., Mauritania, and other countries fish for tuna in Seychelles' bountiful waters.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
A group of about 90 small islands in the western Indian Ocean north of Madagascar
An island country in the Indian Ocean near East Africa made of many islands
Compounds
An island country in the Indian Ocean near East Africa made of many islands
A group of about 90 small islands in the western Indian Ocean north of Madagascar
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Seychelles comes from the French family name Séchelles, because the islands were named after a French minister, Jean Moreau de Séchelles. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the many 'shells' on its beautiful beaches, which fits this island country in the Indian Ocean.