Maldive Islands

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Maldive Islands
    n 1: a group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220
         inhabited) in the Indian ocean [syn: {Maldives}, {Maldive
         Islands}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Maldive Islands \Maldive Islands\ prop. n.
   A group of about 2000 islands in the Indian ocean; also known
   as the {Maldives}.
   [WordNet 1.5]

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