1. Chagossian - Noun
2. Chagossian - Adjective
Chagossian (plural Chagossians)
One of the previous inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago, British Indian Ocean Territory, who were deported by the British government in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Chagossian (comparative more Chagossian, superlative most Chagossian)
Of or relating to these people.
Chagossian traditions
Chagossian creole
On the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia between 1967 and 1973 the British Government forcibly removed 2000 Chagossian islanders to make way for a military base. Source: Internet
This tactic was in hope that those that stayed would leave "willingly". citation One of the more gruesome tactics utilised was that of the killings of Chagossian pets. Source: Internet