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Maldives en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • môl′dīv Maldive Islands
  • /-daɪvz/ (US)
  • /ˈmɔːl.daɪvz/ (UK)
  • măl′dīv Maldive Islands
  • /ˈmæl.divz/ (US)
  • /ˈmɑl.divz/ (US, cot-caught-merger)
  • /ˈmɔːl.diːvz/ (UK)
  • (UK) audio
  • /ˈmɒl.diːvz/ (UK)
  • /ˈmɔl.divz/ (US)

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).

Meanings

  1. (plural, plural-only) 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. 2025 November 1, “Maldives becomes the only country with generational smoking ban”, in The Guardian, sourced from Agence France-Presse, archived from the original on 19 Nov 2025:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
the Maldives Number=Plur canonical lexicographic

Deriveds

Maldivian

Descendants

モルディブ

Relateds

Countries of the world

Translations (115)

ar مَالْدِيفْز (country in South Asia) · ur مالْدِیپ (country in South Asia) · ms Maldives (country in South Asia) · uk Мальді́ви (country in South Asia) · am ማልዲቭስ (country in South Asia) · ta மாலத்தீவுகள் (country in South Asia) · sl Maldívi (country in South Asia) · ki Maldova (country in South Asia) · el Μαλδίβες (country in South Asia) · yo Maladifi (country in South Asia) · nv Naakaii Dootłʼizhí Bikéyah Yázhí (country in South Asia) · fr Maldives (country in South Asia) · ko 몰디브 (country in South Asia) · ba Мальдив (country in South Asia) · it Maldive (country in South Asia) · nrf Maldives (country in South Asia) · ug مالدىۋې (country in South Asia) · hi मालदीव (country in South Asia) · ha Maldives (country in South Asia) · et Maldiivid (country in South Asia) · ml മാലദ്വീപ് (country in South Asia) · tg Молдив (country in South Asia) · te మాల్దీవులు (country in South Asia) · sh Maldivi (country in South Asia) · ro Maldive (country in South Asia) · lo ມານດີວ (country in South Asia) · he האיים המלדיביים (country in South Asia) · crh Maldivler (country in South Asia) · mi Maratīwi (country in South Asia) · dv ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ (country in South Asia) · ga Oileáin Mhaildíve (country in South Asia) · uz Maldivalar (country in South Asia) · pt Maldivas (country in South Asia) · az Maldiv adaları (country in South Asia) · es Maldivas (country in South Asia) · tl Maldibas (country in South Asia) · nl Malediven (country in South Asia) · ka მალდივის რესპუბლიკა (country in South Asia) · hu Maldív-szigetek (country in South Asia) · mn Мальдив (country in South Asia) · af Maledive (country in South Asia) · la Divi (country in South Asia) · ar مَحَلْدِيب (country in South Asia) · hy Մալդիվներ (country in South Asia) · luo Maldova (country in South Asia) · ru Мальди́вы (country in South Asia) · tk Maldiwler (country in South Asia) · cmn 馬爾代夫 /马尔代夫 (country in South Asia) · syl ꠝꠣꠟ꠆ꠖꠤꠚ (country in South Asia) · af Maledive-eilande (country in South Asia) · nl Maldiven (country in South Asia) · my မော်လဒိုက် (country in South Asia) · de Malediven (country in South Asia) · sk Maldivy (country in South Asia) · sh Малдиви (country in South Asia) · tr Maldivler (country in South Asia) · sv Maldiverna (country in South Asia) · cs Maledivy (country in South Asia) · mer Maldova (country in South Asia) · ar ذِيبَةَ الْمَهَل (country in South Asia) · sah Мальдивтар (country in South Asia) · vi Man-đi-vơ (country in South Asia) · nb Maldivene (country in South Asia) · bg Малди́ви (country in South Asia) · az Maldivlər (country in South Asia) · mt il-Maldiv (country in South Asia) · io Maldivi (country in South Asia) · ka მალდივები (country in South Asia) · luy Maldova (country in South Asia) · tg Малдив (country in South Asia) · gag Maldivler (country in South Asia) · ab Мальдив (country in South Asia) · kln Maldova (country in South Asia) · zza Maldiwi (country in South Asia) · udm Мальдив (country in South Asia) · br Maldivez (country in South Asia) · as মালদ্বীপ (country in South Asia) · lv Maldīvija (country in South Asia) · ast Maldives (country in South Asia) · be Мальды́вы (country in South Asia) · fa مالدیو (country in South Asia) · th มัลดีฟส์ (country in South Asia) · fa مالدِیف (country in South Asia) · ar الْمَالْدِيف (country in South Asia) · ky Мальдивдер (country in South Asia) · acw المالديف (country in South Asia) · ta மாலைத்தீவு (country in South Asia) · sw Maldova (country in South Asia) · fa ذیبةالمهل (country in South Asia) · lt Maldyvai (country in South Asia) · kk Мәлдивтер (country in South Asia) · ug مالدىۋ ئاراللىرى (country in South Asia) · ja モルディブ (country in South Asia) · ta மாலைத்தீவுகள் (country in South Asia) · km ម៉ាល់ឌីវ (country in South Asia) · ko 말디브 (country in South Asia) · bn মালদ্বীপ (country in South Asia) · id Maladewa (country in South Asia) · bug ᨆᨛᨒᨉᨗᨓᨗ (country in South Asia) · gur Maldivro (country in South Asia) · ta மாலத்தீவு (country in South Asia) · ha Maldibi (country in South Asia) · eo Maldivoj (country in South Asia) · kam Maldova (country in South Asia) · ja モルジブ (country in South Asia) · tt Мальдивалар (country in South Asia) · da Maldiverne (country in South Asia) · ca Maldives (country in South Asia) · mk Малди́ви (country in South Asia) · sah Мальдив Арыылара (country in South Asia) · hi मालद्धीप (country in South Asia) · nn Maldivane (country in South Asia) · ia Maldivas (country in South Asia) · pl Malediwy (country in South Asia) · fi Malediivit (country in South Asia)