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Sey·chelles AHD[sā-shĕlʹ, -shĕlzʹ] D.J.[seɪˈʃel, -ˈʃelz]K.K.[seˈʃɛl, -ˈʃɛlz]NONE（无词性） - An island country in the western Indian Ocean north of Madagascar. Discovered by the Portuguese in the early 1500's, the islands were claimed by the French in the mid-1700's but were taken by the British in 1794. The Seychelles were a crown colony from 1903 until 1976, when the country gained its independence. Victoria, on Mahé Island, is the capital. Population, 64,718.塞舌尔：马达加斯加北部岛国，位于西印度洋沿岸。16世纪早期被葡萄牙人发现，该岛18世纪中叶由法国宣称占领，1794年落入英国手中。塞舌尔从1903年起一直是英国的殖民地，直到1976年独立。位于麦克岛上的维多利亚是其首都。人口64,718
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