maldives

Noun maldives has 2 senses

• maldives(n = noun.location) republic of maldives - a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965;
is a kind of country, land, state
is a part of maldive islands, maldives
has parts: male

• maldives(n = noun.location) maldive islands - a group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the Indian ocean;
has parts: maldives, republic of maldives
is a part of indian ocean
is a kind of island