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Comoros

English

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Comoros on a globe.

Etymology

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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

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

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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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See also

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countries in Africa (appendix)edit

Welsh

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Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Comoros, from French Comores. Ultimately from Arabic جَزِيرَة القَمَر (jazīrat al-qamar, “island of the moon”).

Proper noun

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y Comoros pl

  1. the Comoros (a country and group of islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa)
  2. the Comoros (an archipelago consisting of the Union of the Comoros and the French overseas department of Mayotte)

Coordinate terms

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countries in Africa: gwledydd Affrica (appendix)edit
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