MALDIVE ISLANDS

Meaning of MALDIVE ISLANDS in English

ˌmalˌdīv-, -ȯl-, -_div- adjective

Usage: usually capitalized M&I

Etymology: from Maldive Islands, country in Northern Indian Ocean

: of or relating to the Maldive Islands : of the kind or style prevalent in the Maldive Islands

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

MALDIVE ISLANDS — Maldives, country made up of approximately 2000 islands in the Indian Ocean southwest of India
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MALDIVE ISLANDS — Мальдивы
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MALDIVE ISLANDS — = Maldives
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MALDIVE ISLANDS — = Maldives
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MALDIVE ISLANDS — = Maldives
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MALDIVE ISLANDS — Мальдивские острова [геогр.]
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MALDIVE ISLANDS — Мальдивские острова [геогр.]
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MALDIVE — n. Maldive Islands, group of islands in the Indian Ocean southwest of India
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MALDIVE — Maldive BrE AmE ˈmɔːld iːv ˈmɒld-, ˈmɑːld-, -ɪv, -aɪv ˈmɑːld-, ˈmæld- ▷ Maldive|s z
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MALDIVE — Maldive
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MALDIVE — Maldive
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ISLANDS — Изолированные
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ISLANDS — Острова
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ISLANDS — Архипелаг
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ISLANDS — Chile
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MALDIVE — Maldive
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ISLANDS — Изолированные
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MALDIVE — Maldive
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LAARI — noun (plural ~) Etymology: probably from Divehi (Indo-Aryan language of the Maldive Islands), from Persian lārī piece of silver wire …
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LAARI — ˈlä(ˌ)rē noun ( plural laari or laaris ) Etymology: probably from Divehi (Indo-Aryan language of the Maldive Islands), from Persian …
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ATOLL — ˈaˌtȯl, -äl, -ōl also ˈā- sometimes aˈt- or əˈt- noun ( -s ) Etymology: native name in the Maldive islands …
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MALDIVES — n. Maldive Islands, country made up of approximately 2000 islands in the Indian Ocean southwest of India
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RUFIYAA — noun ( plural rufiyaa ) Etymology: probably from Divehi (Indo-Aryan language of the Maldive Islands), from Hindi rupīyā, rūpaiyā rupee …
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ATOLL — noun Etymology: Divehi (Indo-Aryan language of the Maldive Islands) atolu Date: 1625 : a coral island consisting of a reef …
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ATOLL — n. a ring-shaped coral reef enclosing a lagoon. [Maldive atolu]
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ATOLL — n. a ring-shaped coral reef enclosing a lagoon. [ Maldive atolu ]
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