Explore Chagossian through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Chagossian meaning
One of the previous inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago, British Indian Ocean Territory, who were deported by the British government in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Using Chagossian
- The main meaning on this page is: One of the previous inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago, British Indian Ocean Territory, who were deported by the British government in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Context around Chagossian
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Chagossian
- In this selection, "chagossian" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, families, people and pets stand out and add context to how "chagossian" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include chagossian families celebrate and killings of chagossian pets. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "chagossian" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with chagossian
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Chagossian people were taken off their island by force and transported in conditions compared to those of slave ships. (20 words)
Chagossian families celebrate on February 2019 the news that the United Nations' top court had told Britain to give up control of the Indian Ocean archipelago. (26 words)
This tactic was in hope that those that stayed would leave "willingly". citation One of the more gruesome tactics utilised was that of the killings of Chagossian pets. (28 words)
This tactic was in hope that those that stayed would leave "willingly". citation One of the more gruesome tactics utilised was that of the killings of Chagossian pets. (28 words)
Chagossian families celebrate on February 2019 the news that the United Nations' top court had told Britain to give up control of the Indian Ocean archipelago. (26 words)
The Chagossian people were taken off their island by force and transported in conditions compared to those of slave ships. (20 words)
Example sentences (3)
Chagossian families celebrate on February 2019 the news that the United Nations' top court had told Britain to give up control of the Indian Ocean archipelago.
The Chagossian people were taken off their island by force and transported in conditions compared to those of slave ships.
This tactic was in hope that those that stayed would leave "willingly". citation One of the more gruesome tactics utilised was that of the killings of Chagossian pets.