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Maldives in British English
(ˈmɔːldiːvz)
plural noun
Republic of Maldives
Maldives in American English
(ˈmældaɪvz)
country on a group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Sri Lanka: a former sultanate under British protection, it became independent in 1965, a republic in 1968, & a member of the Commonwealth in 1982: 115 sq mi (298 sq km); pop. 213,000; cap. Malé
Derived forms
Maldivian (Malˈdivian) adjective, noun
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Chinese translation of 'Maldives'
Maldives
(ˈmɔːldaɪvz)
n pl
- the Maldives
马(馬)尔(爾)代夫群岛(島)
(Mǎ'ěrdàifū Qúndǎo)
Nearby words ofMaldives
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Malaysian
- Maldives
- male
- male and female students
- male nurse
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- the Maldives
- in the neighborhood of
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- in the newspaper
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- in the nineties
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- in the nuddy
- in the nude
- in the offing
- in the old days
- in the olden days/in olden days
- in-the-olden-days-in-olden-days
- in the open
- in the open (air)
- in the open/out in the open
- in-the-open-out-in-the-open
- in the order of
- in the original/in the original french/etc
- in-the-original-in-the-original-french-etc
- in theory
- in the palm of one's hand
- in-the-palm-of-ones-hand