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Maldives

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɒl.diːvz/, /ˈmɔːl.diːvz/, /ˈmɔːl.daɪvz/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɔl.daɪvz/, /ˈmæl.daɪvz/; (cotcaught merger) /ˈmɑl.daɪvz/; /-divz/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Proper noun

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the Maldives pl

  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.

Descendants

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  • Japanese: モルディブ (Morudibu)

Translations

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References

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Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Maldives f pl (plural only)

  1. Maldives (an archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India)

Derived terms

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French

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Maldives f pl (plural only)

  1. Maldives (an archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Malay

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Malay Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English Maldives.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmaldiv/ [ˈmal.div]

Proper noun

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Maldives (Jawi spelling مالديۏ)

  1. Maldives (an archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India)

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