Maltese Synonyms

môl-tēz, -tēs
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
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. Maltese language
  2. Malti
A term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. maltese-cat
Breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. Maltese dog
  2. Maltese terrier

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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