MALTA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Malta mean? 

• MALTA (noun)
  The noun MALTA has 2 senses:

1. a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964

2. a strategically located island to the south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea

  Familiarity information: MALTA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MALTA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Malta; Republic of Malta

Instance hypernyms:

country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)

Meronyms (parts of "Malta"):

capital of Malta; Valetta; Valletta (the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of the island)

Meronyms (members of "Malta"):

Maltese (a native or inhabitant of Malta)

Holonyms ("Malta" is a part of...):

Malta (a strategically located island to the south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A strategically located island to the south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)

Meronyms (parts of "Malta"):

Malta; Republic of Malta (a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964)

Holonyms ("Malta" is a part of...):

Mediterranean; Mediterranean Sea (the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia)

 Context examples 

In the UK, Austria, Greece, Malta, Slovenia and Liechtenstein population growth rates declined in 2007 but have made a comeback in 2008.

(Is the Global Crisis Triggering Basic Instincts?, BOGDAN FLORIN PAUL)