Ré·un·ion (r -y n y n, r -ü-nyô ) An island of France in the western Indian Ocean southwest of Mauritius. Previously uninhabited, it was visited by the Portuguese in the early 16th century and first colonized by the French in the mid-1600s as the Isle de Bourbon. Renamed Réunion in 1793, it became an overseas department in 1946. |
Réunion [riːˈjuːnjən (French) reynjɔ̃]
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(Placename) an island in the Indian Ocean, in the Mascarene Islands: an overseas region of France, having been in French possession since 1642. Capital: Saint-Denis. Pop.: 733 000 (2001 est.). Area: 2510 sq. km (970 sq. miles)
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