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Maldivian

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person from the Maldives or of Maldivian descent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The official language of the Maldives.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Dhivehi

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a native or inhabitant of Maldives

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Maldivan

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Asian, Asiatic

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Maldives Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Maldivian From Maldives + -ian.

Across languages

Translations

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Maledivies — Of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language
  • Asturian: maldivianu — Of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language
  • Bengali: মালদ্বীপীয় (maldipiẏo) — Of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language
  • Czech: maledivský — Of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language
  • Dutch: Maldivisch — Of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language
  • Dutch: Maledivisch — Of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language
  • Galician: maldivano — Of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language
  • German: maledivisch — Of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language
  • Hindi: मालदीवी (māldīvī) — Of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language
  • Norwegian Bokmål: maldivisk — Of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: maldivisk — Of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language
  • Polish: malediwski — Of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language
  • Portuguese: maldivo — Of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language
  • Romanian: maldivian — Of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language
  • Spanish: maldivo — Of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language
  • Swedish: maldivisk — Of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language
  • Afrikaans: Malediver — person
  • Asturian: maldivianu — person
  • Asturian: maldiviana — person
  • Bengali: মালদ্বীপীয় (maldipiẏo) — person
  • Czech: Maledivan — person
  • Czech: Maledivec — person
  • Danish: maldiver — person
  • Dutch: Malediviër — person
  • Dutch: Maledivische — person
  • Dutch: Maldiviër — person
  • Dutch: Maldivische — person
  • Esperanto: maldivano — person
  • Esperanto: maldivanino — person
  • French: Maldivien — person
  • French: Maldivais — person
  • French: Maldivois — person
  • Galician: maldivano — person
  • German: Malediver — person
  • German: Malediverin — person
  • Hindi: मालदीवी (māldīvī) — person
  • Norwegian Bokmål: maldiver — person
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: maldiv — person
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: maldivar — person
  • Polish: Malediwczyk — person
  • Polish: Malediwka — person
  • Portuguese: maldivo — person
  • Romanian: maldivian — person
  • Romanian: maldiviană — person
  • Spanish: maldivo — person
  • Swedish: maldivier — person