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Maldive Islands

noun
1.
A group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the Indian ocean.  Synonym: Maldives.





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"Maldive Islands" Quotes from Famous Books



... treated as a living thing, whose anger may be appeased by gifts; it is a monster, a dragon.[574] The Spartan Cleomenes, about to start on a voyage, sacrifices a bull to the sea.[575] Offerings to the sea are made in the Maldive Islands.[576] ...
— Introduction to the History of Religions - Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV • Crawford Howell Toy


Words linked to "Maldive Islands" :   Maldives, Indian Ocean, Republic of Maldives, island


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