REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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 "Republic of Maldives"):

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

Meronyms (members of "Republic of Maldives"):

Maldivan; Maldivian (a native or inhabitant of Maldives)

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

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