maltese
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(a) of or relating to the island or republic of Malta or its inhabitants
- Maltese customs officers
Nouns
- (n) a native or inhabitant of Malta
- (n) 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 Maltese language, Malti,
- (n) a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat Maltese cat,
- (n) breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat Maltese dog, Maltese terrier,