English Explanatory Dictionary

Maldives

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India. Official name: Republic of Maldives. Capital: Malé.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɒl.diːvz/ /ˈmɔːl.diːvz/ /ˈmɔːl.daɪvz/ /ˈmɔl.daɪvz/ /ˈmæl.daɪvz/ /ˈmɑl.daɪvz/ /-divz/ măl′dīv môl′dīv LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Maldives.wav en-us-Maldives.ogg

Word forms

Maldives the Maldives

Etymology

Based on Malé Islands; from Malé, the name of the main island (from Dhivehi މާލެ (māle)) + Prakrit 𑀤𑀻𑀯 (dīva, “island”), from Sanskrit द्वीप (dvīpá).

Related words

Countries of the world

Derived words

Maldivian
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