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Maltese

//mɑlˈtiz// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to Malta or its language. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the island or republic of Malta or its inhabitants wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Semitic language of Malta.
Noun
  1. 1
    An inhabitant or a resident of Malta. in-plural
  2. 2
    breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat wordnet
  3. 3
    A small breed of dog with a long silky coat.
  4. 4
    a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat wordnet
  5. 5
    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 wordnet
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  1. 6
    a native or inhabitant of Malta wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Malta + -ese.

Etymology 2

From Malta + -ese.

Etymology 3

From Malta + -ese.

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