Definition of Seychelles in English:
Seychelles
(also the Seychelles)
proper nounseɪˈʃɛlzseɪˈʃɛlseɪˈʃɛl(z)
A country consisting of a group of about ninety islands in the Indian Ocean, about 1,000 km (600 miles) north-east of Madagascar; population 96,000 (estimated 2015); languages, French Creole (official), English, French; capital, Victoria.
塞舌尔(印度洋上由约90座岛屿组成的国家,位于马达加斯加东北约1, 000公里,即600英里;2009年估计人口87, 500;语言有法式克里奥耳语 官方语言、英语和法语;首都维多利亚)
The islands were uninhabited until the mid 18th century, when the French annexed them. The Seychelles were captured by Britain during the Napoleonic Wars and administered from Mauritius before becoming a separate colony in 1903 and an independent republic within the Commonwealth in 1976
Definition of Seychelles in US English:
Seychelles
(also the Seychelles)
proper nounsāˈSHel(z)seɪˈʃɛl(z)
A country that consists of a group of about 90 islands in the Indian Ocean, about 600 miles (1,000 km) northeast of Madagascar; population 96,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Victoria; languages, French (official), English, and Creole.
塞舌尔(印度洋上由约90座岛屿组成的国家,位于马达加斯加东北约1, 000公里,即600英里;2009年估计人口87, 500;语言有法式克里奥耳语 官方语言、英语和法语;首都维多利亚)
The islands were uninhabited until the mid 18th century, when the French annexed them. The Seychelles were captured by Britain during the Napoleonic Wars and administered from Mauritius before becoming a separate colony in 1903 and an independent republic within the Commonwealth of Nations in 1976