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MALDIVES

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Maldive Islands; Maldives

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)

Meronyms (parts of "Maldives"):

Maldives; Republic of Maldives (a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965)

Holonyms ("Maldives" is a part of...):

Indian Ocean (the 3rd largest ocean; bounded by Africa on the west, Asia on the north, Australia on the east and merging with the Antarctic Ocean to the south)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Maldives; Republic of Maldives

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)

Meronyms (parts of "Maldives"):

Male (the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands)

Meronyms (members of "Maldives"):

Maldivan; Maldivian (a native or inhabitant of Maldives)

Holonyms ("Maldives" is a part of...):

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

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