| maldive | And in the Indian Ocean, some islands of the Maldives will disappear completely beneath the water. |
| maldives | (n) a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965, Syn. Republic of Maldives |
| maldives | (n) a group of about 1, 200 small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the Indian ocean, Syn. Maldive Islands |
| Maldive Islands | prop. n. A group of about 2000 islands in the Indian ocean; also known as the |