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Definitions

Proper Noun

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

Synonyms

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comoro islandsfederal islamic republic of comoros

Example

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"The Comoros is called "Comores" in French."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

indian oceanunion of comoros

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