Maldives
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Maldives
- /ˈmɒl.diːvz/ UK
- /ˈmɔːl.diːvz/ UK
- /ˈmɔːl.daɪvz/ UK
- /ˈmɔl.divz/ US
- /ˈmæl.divz/ US
- /ˈmɑl.divz/ US, cot caught merger
- /-daɪvz/ US
Where it comes from
Based on Malé Islands; from Malé, the name of the main island (from Dhivehi މާލެ (māle)) + Prakrit 𑀤𑀻𑀯 (dīva, “island”), from Sanskrit द्वीप (dvīpá).
proper noun the Maldives
- An archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India. Official name: Republic of Maldives. Capital: Malé. The Maldives began implementing a smoking ban on anyone born after January 2007, becoming the only country with a generational prohibition on tobacco, according to its health ministry.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: nauru, malaysia, mali, namibia, maldivian, morocco, tajikistan, moldova, country, maldivians, malé, sri lanka, malta, madagascar, mauritius, maltese islands
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name country in South Asia
| Español | Maldivas |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 몰디브 Moldibeu |
| 日本語 | モルディブ Morudibu, モルジブ Morujibu |
| 中文 | 馬爾代夫 /马尔代夫 Mǎ'ěrdàifū |
| हिन्दी | मालदीव māldīv, मालद्धीप māladdhīp |
| Kiswahili | Maldova |
| Português | Maldivas |
| Français | Maldives |
| Deutsch | Malediven |
| Italiano | Maldive |
| Ελληνικά | Μαλδίβες Maldíves |
| Română | Maldive |
| Русский | Мальди́вы Malʹdívy |
| Tiếng Việt | Man-đi-vơ |
| العربية | الْمَالْدِيف al-māldīf, مَالْدِيفْز maldīfz, مَحَلْدِيب maḥaldīb, ذِيبَةَ الْمَهَل ḏībata l-mahal |
| עברית | האיים המלדיביים ha-iyim ha-maldiviyim |
Talk about this word "Maldives." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/maldives. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Maldives. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/maldives "Maldives." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/maldives.Cite this
@misc{maldives_2026,
title = {Maldives},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maldives},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
