Meanings
proper noun
- An island in the Chagos Archipelago, British Indian Ocean Territory, which will be transferred to Mauritius sovereignty, as announced in October 2024.
One key issue for the UK would be whether to give permission for the US to fly B-2 stealth bombers from the Diego Garcia airbase in the Indian Ocean to attack Iran’s nuclear enrichment site, which is between 80 and 90 metres inside a mountain at Fordow.
2025 June 18, Pippa Crerar, Dan Sabbagh, “UK would have to sign off on US use of Diego Garcia base for raid on Iran”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Origin
Named after Spanish explorer Diego García de Moguer by himself.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Diego Garcia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Diego%20Garcia
MLA
“Diego Garcia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Diego%20Garcia. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Diego Garcia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Diego%20Garcia.
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