British Indian Ocean Territory

proper noun

An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom that is used as a US military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Indonesia.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom that is used as a US military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Indonesia.

    A handful of other Australian territories were also hit by the new tariffs, in addition to the Norwegian archipelago Svalbard, the Falkland Islands and The British Indian Ocean Territory.

    2025 April 4, Ottlie Mitchell, Tiffanie Turnbull, “'Nowhere's safe': How an island of penguins ended up on Trump tariff list”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 06 Apr 2025, retrieved 04 Sep 2026

Translations

Arabic إِقْلِيم الْمُحِيط الْهِنْدِي الْبِرِيطَانِيّ
  • إِقْلِيم الْمُحِيط الْهِنْدِي الْبِرِيطَانِيّ (ʔiqlīm al-muḥīṭ al-hindī l-birīṭāniyy)UK overseas territory
Bengali বিলাতী ভারতীয় মহাসাগরীয় এলাকা
  • বিলাতী ভারতীয় মহাসাগরীয় এলাকা (bilatī bharôtīẏô môhaśagôrīẏô elaka)UK overseas territory
Chinese Mandarin 英屬印度洋領地 /英属印度洋领地
  • 英屬印度洋領地 /英属印度洋领地 (Yīngshǔ Yìndù Yáng Lǐngdì)UK overseas territory
Estonian Briti India ookeani ala
  • Briti India ookeani alaUK overseas territory
Finnish Brittiläinen Intian valtameren alue
  • Brittiläinen Intian valtameren alueUK overseas territory
French Territoire britannique de l'océan Indien
  • Territoire britannique de l'océan IndienUK overseas territory
German Britisches Territorium im Indischen Ozean
  • Britisches Territorium im Indischen OzeanUK overseas territory
Hindi ब्रिटिश हिंद महासागर क्षेत्र
  • ब्रिटिश हिंद महासागर क्षेत्र (briṭiś hind mahāsāgar kṣetra)UK overseas territory
Irish Críoch Aigéan Indiach na Breataine
  • Críoch Aigéan Indiach na BreataineUK overseas territory
Japanese イギリス領インド洋地域
  • イギリス領インド洋地域 (Igirisu-ryō Indo-yō chiiki)UK overseas territory
Polish Brytyjskie Terytorium Oceanu Indyjskiego
  • Brytyjskie Terytorium Oceanu IndyjskiegoUK overseas territory
Russian Брита́нская террито́рия в Инди́йском океа́не
  • Брита́нская террито́рия в Инди́йском океа́не (Británskaja territórija v Indíjskom okeáne)UK overseas territory
Thai บริติชอินเดียนโอเชียนเทร์ริทอรี
  • บริติชอินเดียนโอเชียนเทร์ริทอรี (Brí-dtít In-diian Oo-chîian Tee-rí-tɔɔ-rîi)UK overseas territory
Cite this entry
APA

British Indian Ocean Territory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/British%20Indian%20Ocean%20Territory

MLA

“British Indian Ocean Territory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/British%20Indian%20Ocean%20Territory. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “British Indian Ocean Territory,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/British%20Indian%20Ocean%20Territory.

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