of or relating to the island or republic of Malta or its inhabitants; Maltese customs officers

[ Syn: maltese ]

a native or inhabitant of Malta

[ Syn: maltese ]

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

[ Syn: maltese , maltese language , malti ]

a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat

[ Syn: maltese , maltese cat ]

breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat

[ Syn: maltese dog , maltese terrier , maltese ]