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Country name Seychelles, in 35 editions.
The entry for Seychelles published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 9 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 9
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
Republic of Seychelles
Republic of Seychelles
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Seychelles
- conventional short form:
- Seychelles
conventional long form:
Republic of Seychelles
conventional short form:
Seychelles
The entry for Seychelles did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Seychelles
- conventional short form:
- Seychelles
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Seychelles
- conventional short form:
- Seychelles
conventional long form: Republic of Seychelles
conventional short form: Seychelles
The same text in 4 editions, 1997 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Seychelles
- conventional short form:
- Seychelles
conventional long form: Republic of Seychelles
conventional short form: Seychelles
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Seychelles conventional short form: Seychelles
conventional long form: Republic of Seychelles
The same text in 4 editions, 2002 to 2005.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Seychelles
- conventional short form:
- Seychelles
conventional long form: Republic of Seychelles
conventional short form: Seychelles
The same text in 3 editions, 2006 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Seychelles
- conventional short form:
- Seychelles
- local long form:
- Republic of Seychelles
- local short form:
- Seychelles
conventional long form: Republic of Seychelles
conventional short form: Seychelles
local long form: Republic of Seychelles
local short form: Seychelles
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Seychelles
- conventional short form:
- Seychelles
- local long form:
- Republic of Seychelles
- local short form:
- Seychelles
conventional long form:
Republic of Seychelles
conventional short form:
Seychelles
local long form:
Republic of Seychelles
local short form:
Seychelles
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Seychelles
- conventional short form:
- Seychelles
- local long form:
- Republic of Seychelles
- local short form:
- Seychelles
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
The same text in 9 editions, 2016 to 2024.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Seychelles
- conventional short form:
- Seychelles
- local long form:
- Republic of Seychelles
- local short form:
- Seychelles
- etymology:
- named by French Captain Corneille Nicholas MORPHEY after Jean Moreau de SECHELLES, the finance minister of France, in 1756
conventional long form: Republic of Seychelles
conventional short form: Seychelles
local long form: Republic of Seychelles
local short form: Seychelles
etymology: named by French Captain Corneille Nicholas MORPHEY after Jean Moreau de SECHELLES, the finance minister of France, in 1756
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Seychelles
- conventional short form:
- Seychelles
- local long form:
- Republic of Seychelles
- local short form:
- Seychelles
- etymology:
- named by French Captain Corneille Nicholas MORPHEY after Jean Moreau de SÉCHELLES, the finance minister of France, in 1756;
- the British changed the spelling of the name in 1815 when they acquired the islands
conventional long form: Republic of Seychelles
conventional short form: Seychelles
local long form: Republic of Seychelles
local short form: Seychelles
etymology: named by French Captain Corneille Nicholas MORPHEY after Jean Moreau de SECHELLES, SÉCHELLES, the finance minister of France, in 1756 1756; the British changed the spelling of the name in 1815 when they acquired the islands
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Seychelles: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/seychelles/country-name.