what are the maldives
The Maldives (/ËmÉËldaÉªvz/ , /ËmÉËldiËvz/ or /ËmaeldaÉªvz/), ËmÃ¦ldaÉªvz officially The republic Of (Maldives: maldivian ÞÞ¨ÞÞ¬ÞÞ¨ÞÞ§ÞÞ°ÞÞ­ÞÞ¬ ÞÞªÞÞ°ÞÞ«ÞÞ¨ÞÞ°ÞÞ§ Dhivehi'raa Jeyge), jumhooriyya is an island country and archipelago in The Indian. Ocean it is located southwest Of india And Sri lanka in The Laccadive. seahe name Maldives may derive from Tamil maalai (garland) and theevu (island), or à¶¸à·à¶½ à¶¯à·à·à¶ºà·à¶± Maala Divaina (Necklace Islands) in Sinhala. The Maldivian people are called Dhivehin. The word Theevu (archaic Dheevu, related to Tamil à®¤à¯à®µà¯ dheevu) means island, and Dhives (Dhivehin) means islanders (i.e., Maldivians).