Synonyms for maldives
ˈmɔl divz, ˈmæl daɪvzmal·dives

Princeton's WordNet

1. Maldives, Republic of Maldivesnoun

   a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965

2. Maldives, Maldive Islandsnoun

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

Matched Categories

1. • Indian Ocean
   • Maldive Islands
   • Country
   • Island

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1. List of paraphrases for "maldives":

   maldivian, maldive

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Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to use maldives in a sentence?

1. George Clooney:

   Well, President Nasheed is in a remarkably good spirits, he wanted me to convey to the people of the Maldives that they should remain hopeful that things will improve and that he is pleased that I will be attending meetings with him on behalf of the government.

2. David Brewster:

   These are all actions by like-minded countries to support India's position and to ensure that the The Maldives government doesn't come under undue influence from Beijing.

3. Mohamed Nasheed:

   It is only a question of time before the Maldives witnesses an incident comparable to the tragedy that occurred on the beaches of Tunisia last year.

4. Wolfgang Schaeuble:

   We will have to change our lives, it's certainly a great pleasure to fly off to the Maldives or visit Venice. But in future we will have to indulge that pleasure more sparingly.

5. James Corden:

   Only once, I went mad in 2007, i got massaged into madness. I went on a holiday in the Maldives and I was extremely bored, so I thought, ‘I’ll have another massage.’ I was having about 30 massages a day. At the end of the holiday, I felt a little strange… I got on the plane to go home, opened the newspaper reading the football results, and I burst into tears. And I couldn’t stop crying for three weeks. It was completely absurd… so I went to see shrinks then.