seychelles islands

English Thesaurus

1. a group of about 90 islands in the western Indian Ocean to the north of Madagascar (noun.location)

instance hypernym	:	island,
definition	:	a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water (noun.object)

part holonym	:	republic of seychelles, seychelles,
definition	:	a republic on the Seychelles islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1976 (noun.location)

part meronym	:	indian ocean,
definition	:	the 3rd largest ocean; bounded by Africa on the west, Asia on the north, Australia on the east and merging with the Antarctic Ocean to the south (noun.object)