Seychelles

American  

[sey-shel, -shelz] / seɪˈʃɛl, -ˈʃɛlz /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a republic consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, NE of Madagascar: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 175 sq. mi. (455 sq. km). Victoria.

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Seychelles British  

/ seɪˈʃɛl, -ˈʃɛlz /

plural noun

1. a group of volcanic islands in the W Indian Ocean: taken by the British from the French in 1744: became an independent republic within the Commonwealth in 1976, incorporating the British Indian Ocean Territory islands of Aldabra, Farquhar, and Desroches. Languages: Creole, English, and French. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: rupee. Capital: Victoria. Pop: 90 846 (2013 est). Area: 455 sq km (176 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The research focused on the Seychelles warbler, a small songbird that lives on Cousin Island in the Seychelles.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

Some of those Chagossians ended up in Mauritius and the Seychelles, but others settled in the UK, mostly in Crawley, West Sussex.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

In 2013, Lu registered a new company in the Seychelles, an African archipelago in the Indian Ocean, to apply for IP addresses from Africa’s internet registry, called the African Network Information Centre, or Afrinic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Gambia overwhelmed the Seychelles 7-0 to come third.

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025

Dr. Geffard will stop whatever he is doing and open a bottle of Malbec and tell Marie-Laure in his whispery voice about reefs he visited as a young man: the Seychelles, Belize, Zanzibar.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr