1. a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965; [syn: Maldives, Republic of Maldives]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Republic of Maldives
n 1: a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence
from the United Kingdom in 1965 [syn: Maldives, Republic
of Maldives]