English noun: Maldives | |||
1. | Maldives (location) a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965 | ||
Synonyms | Republic of Maldives | ||
Instance hypernym | country, land, state | ||
Part holonym | Male | ||
Part meronym | Maldive Islands, Maldives | ||
Member holonym | Maldivan, Maldivian | ||
2. | Maldives (location) a group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the Indian ocean | ||
Synonyms | Maldive Islands | ||
Instance hypernym | island | ||
Part holonym | Maldives, Republic of Maldives | ||
Part meronym | Indian Ocean | ||