Comoros

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English

Comoros on a globe.

Etymology

Likely borrowed via French Comores. Ultimately from Arabic جَزِيرَة القَمَر (jazīrat al-qamar, “island of the moon”); for more see the etymology of Madagascar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɒm.ə.ɹoʊz/
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Proper noun

the Comoros

  2. A country and group of islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa. Official name: Union of the Comoros.
  4. An archipelago consisting of the Union of the Comoros and the French overseas department of Mayotte.

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