Definition of Cocos Islands in English:
Cocos Islands
proper nounˈkəʊkəsˌkōkəs ˈīləndz
A group of twenty-seven small coral islands in the Indian Ocean, administered as an external territory of Australia since 1955; population 600 (estimated 2015). The islands were discovered in 1609 by Captain William Keeling of the East India Company.
Also called Keeling Islands
Definition of Cocos Islands in US English:
Cocos Islands
proper nounˌkōkəs ˈīləndz
A group of 27 small coral islands in the Indian Ocean, administered as an external territory of Australia since 1955; population 600 (estimated 2015).
Also called Keeling Islands