Meanings
proper nounthe Maldives pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyAn archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India. Official name: Republic of Maldives. Capital: Malé.
The Maldives began implementing a smoking ban on anyone born after January 2007, becoming the only country with a generational prohibition on tobacco, according to its health ministry.
2025 November 1, “Maldives becomes the only country with generational smoking ban”, in The Guardian, sourced from Agence France-Presse, archived from the original on 19 Nov 2025
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans Maledive, Maledive-eilande
- Maledivecountry in South Asia
- Maledive-eilandecountry in South Asia
Arabic الْمَالْدِيف, مَالْدِيفْز
- الْمَالْدِيف (al-māldīf)country in South Asia
- مَالْدِيفْز (maldīfz)country in South Asia
- مَحَلْدِيب (maḥaldīb)country in South Asia
- ذِيبَةَ الْمَهَل (ḏībata l-mahal)country in South Asia
Bengali মালদ্বীপ
- মালদ্বীপ (maldip)country in South Asia
Bulgarian Малди́ви
- Малди́ви (Maldívi)country in South Asia
Catalan Maldives
- Maldivescountry in South Asia
Chinese Mandarin 馬爾代夫 /马尔代夫
- 馬爾代夫 /马尔代夫 (Mǎ'ěrdàifū)country in South Asia
Czech Maledivy
- Maledivycountry in South Asia
Danish Maldiverne
- Maldivernecountry in South Asia
Dutch Malediven, Maldiven
- Maledivencountry in South Asia
- Maldivencountry in South Asia
Esperanto Maldivoj
- Maldivojcountry in South Asia
Estonian Maldiivid
- Maldiividcountry in South Asia
Finnish Malediivit
- Malediivitcountry in South Asia
French Maldives
- Maldivescountry in South Asia
German Malediven
- Maledivencountry in South Asia
Greek Μαλδίβες
- Μαλδίβες (Maldíves)country in South Asia
Hebrew האיים המלדיביים
- האיים המלדיביים (ha-iyim ha-maldiviyim)country in South Asia
Hindi मालदीव, मालद्धीप
- मालदीव (māldīv)country in South Asia
- मालद्धीप (māladdhīp)country in South Asia
Hungarian Maldív-szigetek
- Maldív-szigetekcountry in South Asia
Indonesian Maladewa
- Maladewacountry in South Asia
Irish Oileáin Mhaildíve
- Oileáin Mhaildívecountry in South Asia
Italian Maldive
- Maldivecountry in South Asia
Japanese モルディブ, モルジブ
- モルディブ (Morudibu)country in South Asia
- モルジブ (Morujibu)country in South Asia
Korean 몰디브, 말디브
- 몰디브 (Moldibeu)country in South Asia
- 말디브 (Maldibeu)country in South Asia
Latin Divi
- Divicountry in South Asia
Latvian Maldīvija
- Maldīvijacountry in South Asia
Lithuanian Maldyvai
- Maldyvaicountry in South Asia
Malay Maldives
- Maldivescountry in South Asia
Māori Maratīwi
- Maratīwicountry in South Asia
Norwegian Bokmål Maldivene
- Maldivenecountry in South Asia
Persian مالدیو, مالدِیف
- مالدیو (mâldiv)country in South Asia
- مالدِیف (mâldif)country in South Asia
- ذیبةالمهل (zibat-ol-mahal)country in South Asia
Polish Malediwy
- Malediwycountry in South Asia
Portuguese Maldivas
- Maldivascountry in South Asia
Romanian Maldive
- Maldivecountry in South Asia
Russian Мальди́вы
- Мальди́вы (Malʹdívy)country in South Asia
Slovak Maldivy
- Maldivycountry in South Asia
Spanish Maldivas
- Maldivascountry in South Asia
Swahili Maldova
- Maldovacountry in South Asia
Swedish Maldiverna
- Maldivernacountry in South Asia
Tagalog Maldibas
- Maldibascountry in South Asia
Tamil மாலத்தீவு, மாலத்தீவுகள்
- மாலத்தீவு (mālattīvu)country in South Asia
- மாலத்தீவுகள் (mālattīvukaḷ)country in South Asia
- மாலைத்தீவு (mālaittīvu)country in South Asia
- மாலைத்தீவுகள் (mālaittīvukaḷ)country in South Asia
Thai มัลดีฟส์
- มัลดีฟส์ (mal-díif)country in South Asia
Turkish Maldivler
- Maldivlercountry in South Asia
Ukrainian Мальді́ви
- Мальді́ви (Malʹdívy)country in South Asia
Urdu مالْدِیپ
- مالْدِیپ (māldīp)country in South Asia
Vietnamese Man-đi-vơ
- Man-đi-vơcountry in South Asia
Cite this entry
APA
Maldives. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maldives
MLA
“Maldives.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maldives. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maldives,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maldives.
Source: Maldives on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.