Comoros

English

Etymology

Likely borrowed via French Comores, from Arabic جُزُر الْقُمُر (juzur al-qumur).

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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See also

  • Moroni
  • countries of the world.
countries in Africa (appendix)edit

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English Comoros, from French Comores. Ultimately from Arabic جُزُر الْقُمُر (juzur al-qumur).

Proper noun

y Comoros

  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

countries in Africa: gwledydd Affrica (appendix)edit
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