Maltese
of or relating to Malta, its people, or their language.
Origin of Maltese
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How to use Maltese in a sentence
Robert Graves thought Hammett was better than either Chandler or Asbury and called The Maltese Falcon, “a literary landmark.”
“So I called out of the clear blue sky with no agenda,” she remembers, as she holds up her Maltese, Max, for smooches.
Meet Mariann From Brooklyn, Howard Stern’s Biggest Fan | Kevin Fallon | February 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNot at all, as it turns out: He is worried about his little Maltese, which has a persistent liver infection.
Bonaparte attacked Valetta, in Malta, and in a sortie the Maltese lost the standard of their order.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThe flag of the club is the blue ensign of Her Majesty's fleet, with a gold crown and Maltese cross.
Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.
The second is cloathed with hair, and in size resembles our little Maltese dogs.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonOur next recruit was a little Maltese terrier, named Lisette, which raised the number to fourteen.
The Animal Story Book | VariousFig. 190 shows an Etruscan bronze fibula with two Swastikas and two Maltese crosses in the pin shield.
The Swastika | Thomas Wilson
British Dictionary definitions for Maltese
/ (mɔːlˈtiːz) /
of or relating to Malta, its inhabitants, or their language
plural -tese a native or inhabitant of Malta
the official language of Malta, a form of Arabic with borrowings from Italian, etc
a breed of toy dog having a very long straight silky white coat
a domestic fancy pigeon having long legs and a long neck
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