Maltese Definition

môl-tēz, -tēs
adjective
Of Malta or its people, language, or culture.
Webster's New World
Of the medieval Knights of Malta.
Webster's New World
noun
A native or inhabitant of Malta.
American Heritage
A person born or living in Malta.
Webster's New World
The Semitic language spoken in Malta, closely related to Arabic, strongly influenced by Italian, and written in the Latin alphabet.
Webster's New World
Any of a breed of toy dog with a coat of long, silky, white hair that hangs nearly to the ground and with a tail that curls over the back.
Webster's New World
Any of a variety of shorthaired domestic cat with bluish-gray fur.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Malti
  • Maltese language
  • maltese-cat
  • Maltese terrier
  • Maltese dog
pronoun

The Semitic language of Malta.

Wiktionary

Origin of Maltese

  • Malta +"Ž -ese

    From Wiktionary

Maltese Sentence Examples

  • The fisheries are in the hands of Italians, Maltese and Greeks.

  • High and low, all speak among themselves the Phoenician Maltese, altogether different from the Italian language; Italian was only spoken by 13.24% in 1901.

  • Pottery is manufactured on a small scale; ornamental carvings are made in Maltese stone and exported to a limited extent.

  • The Maltese Islands consist largely of Tertiary Limestone, with somewhat variable beds of Crystalline Sandstone, Greensand and Marl or Blue Clay.

  • The Maltese dog was never wild and has ceased to exist as a breed.

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Words Starting With

MMAMAL

Words Ending With

ESEESE

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Words Starting With M and Ending With E

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With M7 Letter Words Ending With E