British Indian Ocean Territory
- a British dependency in the Indian Ocean, comprising the Chagos Archipelago and (until 1976) parts of the Seychelles. Ceded to Britain by France in 1814, the islands became a dependency in 1965. There are no permanent inhabitants, but British and US naval personnel occupy the island of Diego Garcia.英属印度洋领地（印度洋上的英国附属地, 由查戈斯群岛和［1976年前］塞舌尔的部分地区组成, 1814年由法国割让给英国, 1965年成为附属地; 该地区无永久居民, 但迪戈加西亚岛上有英美海军驻扎）。