MALDIVES


Meaning of MALDIVES in English

geographical name islands in Indian Ocean S of the Laccadives; a sultanate under British protection until 1965; now an independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations capital Male area 115 square miles (299 square kilometers ), population 143,046 , Maldivian adjective or noun

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