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Maldivian
/ -dɪ-; mɔːlˈdɪvɪən; ˈmɔːldaɪvən /
adjective
- of or relating to the Maldives or their inhabitants
noun
- a native or inhabitant of the Maldives
Example Sentences
Soon after taking over, he chose to travel to Turkey and China - his visit to the latter in January was seen especially as a high-profile snub to India as previous Maldivian leaders first visited Delhi after being elected.
Around the same time, a controversy erupted in India after three Maldivian officials made derogatory comments about Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
But the Maldivian president defended his decision.
Muizzu’s Delhi visit "is a realisation of how dependent the Maldives is on India, a dependency that no other country will find easy to fill", says Azim Zahir, a Maldivian analyst.
Maldivian President Mohammed Muizzu has told the BBC that he is confident that India will come to the aid of the island nation as it faces an economic crisis.
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