Seychelloisn.adj.
/seɪʃɛlˈwɑː/ A. n.
A native or inhabitant of the Seychelles, a group of islands in the Indian Ocean.
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1898 F. A. Barkly From Tropics to North Sea viii. 34 The Seychellois have a method of walling houses with the bark of the lathe palm.
1936 J. A. F. Ozanne Coconuts & Créoles xii. 184 The young Seychellois is quite safe from European competition.
1960 I. Fleming For your Eyes Only 207 The only conceivable security hazard in the Seychelles lay in the beauty and ready availability of the Seychelloises.
1978 T. Allbeury Lantern Network iii. 34 She was a Seychelloise from Mahé.
1980 Illustr. London News Mar. 67/2 As a tourist you will find both English and French spoken and understood; the Seychellois speak their own patois.
B. adj.
Of or pertaining to the Seychelles or their inhabitants.
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1936 J. A. F. Ozanne Coconuts & Créoles xii. 186 Most of these young Seychellois boys are very keen sportsmen.
1971 Vogue Dec. 73 I took passage on the launch with a crew of Seychellois police.
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