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Definition for: Maldives

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English

Etymology

"Malé Islands", from Malé, the name of the main island (of uncertain etymology), plus -diva, -dive , "island", probably related to Sanskrit द्वीप (dvīpa) "island".

Proper noun

Maldives ( plural )

  1. Country in South Asia. Official name: Republic of Maldives.

Translations

  • Arabic: Maldeef
  • Bosnian: Maldivi m pl
  • Breton: Maldivez
  • Catalan: Maldives
  • Chinese: 马尔代夫 (Mǎ'ěrdàifū)
  • Danish: Maldiverne
  • Dutch: Maladiven
  • Esperanto: Maldivoj
  • Finnish: Malediivit
  • French: Maldives f pl
  • German: Malediven
  • Greek, Modern: Μαλδίβες f pl
  • Hebrew: האיים המלדיביים (ha-Iyim ha-Maldiviyim]
  • Hungarian: Maldív-szigetek
  • Interlingua: Maldivas
  • Italian: Maldive
  • Japanese: モルディブ (Morudibu)
  • Latin: Divi
  • Malay: Maldives
  • Maldivian (Dhivehi): Dhivehi Raajje
  • Norwegian: Maldivene
  • Polish: Malediwy
  • Portuguese: Maldivas
  • Romanian: Maldive f pl
  • Russian: Мальдивы (Mal’divy)
  • Slovenian: Maldivi m pl
  • Spanish: Maldivas
  • Swedish: Maldiverna
  • Thai: มัลดีฟส์ (mandif or mandip)
  • Turkish: Maldivler

See also

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