- Maldives, Republic of Maldives - a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965
--1 is a kind of country, state, land
--1 is a part of Maldives, Maldive Islands
--1 has parts: Male
--1 has members: Maldivian, Maldivan - Maldives, Maldive Islands - a group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the Indian ocean
--2 is a kind of island
--2 is a part of Indian Ocean
--2 has parts: Maldives, Republic of Maldives