Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An island of the eastern Comoro Islands in the Mozambique Channel of the Indian Ocean. It remained a French territory after the other islands declared their independence in 1975.
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- proper noun An overseas
department of France, formerly anoverseas territorial collectivity, located betweenAfrica 's mainland andMadagascar .
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Examples
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Petit, who said he talked to Ferrend by telephone early morning, said telephone links between Mayotte, which is ruled by
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Mayotte, which is part of the Comoros archipelago but elected to remain a French territory when the other, largely Moslem, islands declared their independence in 1975.
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Tshiyembe and Wauthier both said that Paris wanted to demonstrate its active presence to the fourth island in the Comoro group, Mayotte, which is French.
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In other news from last weekend, the tiny island of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean voted to become "a French department".
Archive 2009-04-01 AYDIN 2009
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A recent report by Akamai Technologies Inc. said Cuba has the second slowest Internet speed in the world, besting only the tiny Indian Ocean-island chain of Mayotte.
MILESTONE: Fiber-Optic Communications Cable Arrives In Cuba AP 2011
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So, yeah, I don't make too much of an apology for idolizing dudes like Tim Mayotte or Jaime Yzaga.
A breakfast treat 2009
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Investigators had found a document in his home showing he had shipped pizza ovens to Mayotte, a tropical island off the coast of Mozambique.
FSA Gives Peek Into Crime-Fighting Methods David Enrich 2011
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A recent report by Akamai Technologies Inc. said Cuba has the second slowest Internet speed in the world, besting only the tiny Indian Ocean-island chain of Mayotte.
MILESTONE: Fiber-Optic Communications Cable Arrives In Cuba AP 2011
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A recent report by Akamai Technologies Inc. said Cuba has the second slowest Internet speed in the world, besting only the tiny Indian Ocean-island chain of Mayotte.
MILESTONE: Fiber-Optic Communications Cable Arrives In Cuba AP 2011
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The third suspect, a Singaporean, is to appear before a Mayotte court this week in relation to the extradition request, which would see him also face charges of insider dealing.
Insider Case: FSA Charges Ex-Banker and His Wife Adam Bradbery 2010
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