Mayotte

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mayotte

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

Translations

Further reading

Afrikaans

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mayotte

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

Derived terms

Czech

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Mayotte, from Arabic مَيِّت (mayyit, dead).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmajot]
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧yotte

Proper noun

Mayotte n (indeclinable, related adjective mayottský)

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

Further reading

  • Mayotte”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mayotte f

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

See also

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /majˈɔ.t͡ʃi/ [maɪ̯ˈɔ.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /majˈɔ.te/ [maɪ̯ˈɔ.te]

Proper noun

Mayotte

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

Swahili

Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mayotte

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

Swedish

Proper noun

Mayotte n (genitive Mayottes)

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