Maldives
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Mal · dives
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Definition of Maldives:
- Maldives:
- low-lying islands (atolls) in the indian ocean south of the laccadive islands; a sultanate under british protection until 1965; now an independent member of the commonwealth of nations; capital male area 115 square miles (298 square kilometers), population 392,500
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