Maldives

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒl.diːvz/, /ˈmɔːl.diːvz/, /ˈmɔːl.daɪvz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔl.daɪvz/, /ˈmæl.daɪvz/; (cot–caught merger) /ˈmɑl.daɪvz/; /-divz/

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the Maldives pl

2. An archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India. Official name: Republic of Maldives. Capital: Malé.

• ⇒ Japanese: モルディブ (Morudibu)

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• IPA^(key): (Central) [məlˈdi.βəs]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [məlˈdi.vəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [malˈdi.ves]

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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)

• maldivià

• IPA^(key): /mal.div/

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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)

• Maldivien
• maldivien

• → Persian: مالدیو (mâldiv)

Unadapted borrowing from English Maldives.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaldiv/ [ˈmal.div]

Maldives (Jawi spelling مالديۏ)

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

• (Standard Indonesian) Maladewa

Unadapted borrowing from English Maldives.

y Maldives pl

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