island vs Maldive Islands

island and Maldive Islands both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
island	Yes	No	No	No
Maldive Islands	Yes	No	No	No

island (noun)	Maldive Islands (noun)
a zone or area resembling an island	a group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the Indian ocean
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water