Seychellene

Norwegian Bokmål no thumb|The flag of Seychelles. thumb|Seychelles in Africa. thumb|Anse Source d'Argent on La Digue in Seychelles. Etymology nb, ultimately from nb fr Séchelles, the name given to the French possession in 1756 in honour of Jean Moreau de Séchelles, then France's Controller-General of Finances. The British later changed the spelling to en Seychelles, which became the international form; Norwegian nb Seychellene adapts this name as a definite plural. The territorial name fr Séchelles in Jean Moreau de Séchelles's surname referred to the seigneurie of Séchelles at Cuvilly in Oise, France, which was acquired by the Moreau family in the early 18th century. The deeper etymology of the French place-name Séchelles is uncertain. Parallel adaptations include nn Seychellane, sv Seychellerna, de Seychellen and en Seychelles. Pronunciation nb /¹seˈʃɛlː.ən.ə/ [seˈʃɛ̀lː.ən.ə] nb ɛlːənə 4 nb Sey chel le ne Proper noun nb proper noun Seychelles; nb country r/East Africa cont/Africa Seychelles, an island country in the Indian Ocean northeast of Madagascar, with Victoria as its capital. nb Seychellene ble selvstendig fra Storbritannia i 1976. Seychelles became independent from the United Kingdom in 1976. nb 25 June 2026 Nils Petter Thuesen and Sten Lundbo Seychellene Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Seychellene Seychellene er en øystat i Indiahavet øst for det afrikanske fastland Seychelles is an island country in the Indian Ocean east of the African mainland. https://web.archive.org/web/20260818112849/https://snl.no/Seychellene 18 August 2026 Seychelles; nb archipelago r/East Africa cont/Africa Seychelles Islands, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean consisting of more than 150 islands. nb Seychellene består av både granittøyer og koralløyer. The Seychelles consist of both granitic islands and coral islands. nb 15 October 2025 Dag Leraand and Fredrik Lyngås Pedersen Seychellenes historie Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Seychellenes_historie Den ubebodde øygruppen Seychellene ble registrert av den portugisiske sjøfareren Vasco da Gama i 1502 The uninhabited Seychelles archipelago was recorded by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama in 1502. https://web.archive.org/web/20260909140952/https://snl.no/Seychellenes_historie 9 September 2026 Usage notes The official Norwegian Bokmål long-form name is Republikken Seychellene (“the Republic of Seychelles”). Derived terms nb seycheller a Seychellois nb seychellfalk Seychelles kestrel nb seychellisk Seychellois nb seychellpalme coco de mer palm nb seychellparakitt Seychelles parakeet See also References “Seychellene” in Store norske leksikon. “Seychellenes historie” in Store norske leksikon. “Cuvilly”, Société Historique de Compiègne. nb eponyms nb exonyms