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Diego Garcia
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English
Etymology
en Spanish explorer Diego García de Moguer = by himself.
Proper noun
en island in the x/Chagos Archipelago x/British Indian Ocean Territory which will be transferred to c/Mauritius sovereignty, as announced in October 2024.
en-GB Pippa Crerar; Dan Sabbagh UK would have to sign off on US use of Diego Garcia base for raid on Iran The Guardian 2025-06-18 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/18/keir-starmer-to-chair-emergency-cobra-meeting-to-discuss-israel-iran-conflict 0261-3077 One key issue for the UK would be whether to give permission for the US to fly B-2 stealth bombers from the Diego Garcia airbase in the Indian Ocean to attack Iran’s nuclear enrichment site, which is between 80 and 90 metres inside a mountain at Fordow.