Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to Malta or its people, language, or culture.
- noun A native or inhabitant of Malta.
- noun A person of Maltese ancestry.
- noun The Semitic language of the people of Malta.
- noun A dog of a toy breed having a long silky white coat. The breed was developed in the Mediterranean region and has long been associated with Malta.
- noun A Maltese cat.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to Malta, an island in the Mediterranean, formerly belonging to the Knights Hospitalers or Knights of Malta (1530–1798), afterward to France, and since 1800 to Great Britain, or to the group of islands of which it is the chief.
- noun A native or an inhabitant of the island of Malta.
- noun The language spoken by the natives of Malta. Its chief element is a corrupt form of Arabic mixed with Italian.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Malta or to its inhabitants.
- adjective See
Illust. 5, ofCross . - adjective (Zoöl.) a breed of small terriers, having long silky white hair. The breed originated in Malta.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun collectively The
inhabitants ofMalta . - noun An inhabitant or a
resident of Malta. - proper noun The
Semitic language ofMalta . - adjective Of or pertaining to Malta or its language.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat
- noun breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat
- adjective of or relating to the island or republic of Malta or its inhabitants
- noun a native or inhabitant of Malta
- noun the national language of the Republic of Malta; a Semitic language derived from Arabic but with many loan words from Italian, Spanish, and Norman-French
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Foreign Ministry statement decried what it called the Maltese government's "persistent unwillingess" to take the migrants "despite appeals by from European Commission President"
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The Foreign Ministry statement decried what it called the Maltese government's "persistent unwillingess" to take the migrants "despite appeals by from European Commission President"
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The Foreign Ministry statement decried what it called the Maltese government's "persistent unwillingess" to take the migrants "despite appeals by from European Commission President"
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The Foreign Ministry statement decried what it called the Maltese government's "persistent unwillingess" to take the migrants "despite appeals by from European Commission President"
FOXNews.com 2009
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Since Maltese is an official EU language, many EU documents have to be translated into Maltese.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Arabic Language Expertise in the Military 2010
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And as always, Fabrizio Maltese is shooting great pix.
GreenCine Daily: Cannes. The Flight of the Red Balloon. 2007
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A friend of mine, Anna Maltese, is an expert fire dancer.
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Michael Maltese is the best cartoon gag writer, ever.
Thoughts Upon Watching The Looney Tunes Golden Collection 2004
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Maltese is the official language, but both Maltese and English are taught in the schools.
The Defence of Malta 1945
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He was educated at the Lyceum and the University of Malta where he first obtained his Bachelor of Arts Degree in English, Maltese and History and later on his Law Degree.
timesofmalta.com 2009
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