Comoros

Meaning

Proper Noun

• country in the ocean, Indian Ocean off the coast of Eastern Africa (continent)
• An archipelago consisting of the Union of the Comoros and the French overseas department of Mayotte

Related

Similar words

• Comoro Islands

Broader meaning words

• Subsahara

Origin

• Likely borrowed via French Comores. Ultimately from Arabic جَزِيرَة القَمَر, later rendered Arabic جُزُرُ القَمَر; for more see the etymology of Madagascar.