Mayotte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An archipelago, overseas department, and administrative region of France, formerly an overseas territorial collectivity, located between Africa's mainland and Madagascar.

Pronunciation

/maɪˈɒt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mayotte.wav

Word forms

Mayotte

Etymology

From French Mayotte, from Arabic مَيِّت (mayyit, “dead”).

Related words

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