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Maldivian

Maldivian adjective: of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language.

Adjective

Maldivian (not comparable)

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

Noun

Maldivian (countable and uncountable, plural Maldivians)

  1. (countable) A person from the Maldives or of Maldivian descent.
  2. (uncountable) The official language of the Maldives.
    Synonyms:
    Dhivehi

Maldivian meaning in Hindi and Bengali

Maldivian in Hindi

Of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language
मालदीवी māldīvī
person
मालदीवी māldīvī

Maldivian in Bengali

Of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language
মালদ্বীপীয় maldipiẏo
person
মালদ্বীপীয় maldipiẏo

Synonyms of Maldivian

Forms of Maldivian

Adjective
alternative formMaldivan
Noun
pluralMaldivians

Origin of Maldivian

From Maldives + -ian.

Questions about Maldivian

What does Maldivian mean?
Maldivian means of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language.
What is Maldivian in Hindi?
Maldivian in Hindi is मालदीवी (māldīvī). See Maldivian meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Maldivian?
Maldivian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Maldivian in the dictionary

  1. maldistribution
  2. maldistributions
  3. Maldivan
  4. Maldivans
  5. Maldives
  6. Maldivian
  7. Maldivians
  8. Maldon
  9. Maldonado
  10. Maldonados
  11. Maldonaldo

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