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Chagossians is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Chagossians in a sentence

Related words

Chagossians | Chagossian

Chagossians meaning

plural of Chagossian

Using Chagossians

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of Chagossian
  • In the example corpus, chagossians often appears in combinations such as: the chagossians, of chagossians, chagossians from.

Context around Chagossians

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

british 1× preventing 1×

Often after:

told 1× now 1× got 1× return 1×

Sentence patterns with Chagossians

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

chagossians told researchers 1× depopulation of chagossians from the 1× for many chagossians now living 1× lot of chagossians got this 1× of the chagossians return now 1× order preventing chagossians from going 1× that british chagossians in crawley 1× to the chagossians and for 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a lot of 1× an immigration order 1× british colonial governor 1× but beyond the 1× chagossians told researchers 1× even though new 1×

Common sentence endings:

as powerful advocates 1× expressed serious concerns 1× from the council 1× from their homeland 1× issued in 1971 1× living in britain 1×

Words around Chagossians

Just before it in the word index:

chagossian 4 chagos 40 chagnon 2 chagla 2 chagi 2 chagger 2

Just after it in the word index:

chagres 9 chagrin 131 chagrined 9 chagrinned 2 chaguanas 4 chaguaramas 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Chagossians

  • In this selection, "chagossians" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, british, preventing, told, now and got stand out and add context to how "chagossians" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include chagossians told researchers and depopulation of chagossians from the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "chagossians" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with chagossians

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A lot of Chagossians got this from people from the council. (11 words)

An immigration order preventing Chagossians from going back was issued in 1971. (12 words)

Now it has emerged that British Chagossians in Crawley, West Sussex, are being accommodated in lodgings about which social services have expressed serious concerns. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

Robin Cook, the UK foreign minister at the time of the court ruling, acknowledged the wrongs done to the Chagossians and for a brief moment it appeared they would be able to return home. (34 words)

Even though new UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond is unlikely to be as sympathetic as his predecessor, William Hague, the issue of the Chagossians’ return now has considerable momentum, as well as powerful advocates. (34 words)

British colonial governor of Seychelles Sir Bruce Greatbatch oversaw the Depopulation of Chagossians from the Chagos Archipelago The key component in obtaining Diego Garcia was the lack of native persons on the island. (33 words)

Example sentences (8)

Chagossians told researchers that some of them, including children, had died from the economic hardship which they believed was linked to the emotional devastation of being torn from their homeland.

Robin Cook, the UK foreign minister at the time of the court ruling, acknowledged the wrongs done to the Chagossians and for a brief moment it appeared they would be able to return home.

But beyond the difficulties of repopulating a remote archipelago and despite the promise of financial assistance under the deal, a return looks unlikely for many Chagossians now living in Britain.

A lot of Chagossians got this from people from the council.

Even though new UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond is unlikely to be as sympathetic as his predecessor, William Hague, the issue of the Chagossians’ return now has considerable momentum, as well as powerful advocates.

Now it has emerged that British Chagossians in Crawley, West Sussex, are being accommodated in lodgings about which social services have expressed serious concerns.

An immigration order preventing Chagossians from going back was issued in 1971.

British colonial governor of Seychelles Sir Bruce Greatbatch oversaw the Depopulation of Chagossians from the Chagos Archipelago The key component in obtaining Diego Garcia was the lack of native persons on the island.

Common combinations with chagossians

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "chagossians" in a sentence?
An example: "Chagossians told researchers that some of them, including children, had died from the economic hardship which they believed was linked to the emotional devastation of being torn from their homeland." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "chagossians" from authentic English texts.
What does "chagossians" mean?
Chagossians means: plural of Chagossian
How many example sentences with "chagossians" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "chagossians", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.