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MALTESE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Maltese mean?
• MALTESE (noun)
The noun MALTESE has 4 senses:
1. a native or inhabitant of Malta
2. 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
3. a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat
4. breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat
Familiarity information: MALTESE used as a noun is uncommon.
• MALTESE (adjective)
The adjective MALTESE has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to the island or republic of Malta or its inhabitants
Familiarity information: MALTESE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Malta
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Maltese" is a kind of...):
European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)
Holonyms ("Maltese" is a member of...):
Malta; Republic of Malta (a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Maltese; Maltese language; Malti
Hypernyms ("Maltese" is a kind of...):
Semitic (a major branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Maltese; Maltese cat
Hypernyms ("Maltese" is a kind of...):
domestic cat; Felis catus; Felis domesticus; house cat (any domesticated member of the genus Felis)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Maltese; Maltese dog; Maltese terrier
Hypernyms ("Maltese" is a kind of...):
toy; toy dog (any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the island or republic of Malta or its inhabitants
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
Maltese customs officers
Pertainym:
Malta (a strategically located island to the south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea)
Malta (a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964)
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