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Noun: Maldives  mol-dIvz or mol-deevz or mal-divz
  1. A group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the Indian ocean
    - Maldive Islands
     
  2. A republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965
    - Republic of Maldives

Type of: country, island, land, state

Part of: British Commonwealth, Commonwealth, Commonwealth of Nations, Indian Ocean

Encyclopedia: Maldives