1. (noun) a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965

• republic of maldives

2. (noun) a group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the Indian ocean

• maldive islands

1. (noun) a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965

• maldivan
• maldivian