# Mayotte

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /maɪˈɒt/ · frequency rank #86,499

## Definitions
1. An archipelago, overseas department, and administrative region of France, formerly an overseas territorial collectivity, located between Africa's mainland and Madagascar.

## Etymology
From French Mayotte, from Arabic مَيِّت (mayyit, “dead”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mayotte