Reference meaning
Maldives
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a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965
Related source terms
republic of maldives
Other meanings
2. noun
a group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the Indian ocean
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