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Chagossian.

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.

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noun
  1. 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.

Where this word comes from

From Chagos + -ian.

adj
  1. Of or relating to these people.

Where this word comes from

From Chagos + -ian.

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