Maltese
Maltese
Definition
Mal·tese (môl tēz′, -tēs′; for adj., also môl′tēz′, -tēs′)
adjective
- of Malta or its people, language, or culture
- of the medieval Knights of Malta
noun
- pl. -·tese′ a person born or living in Malta
- the Semitic language spoken in Malta, closely related to Arabic, strongly influenced by Italian, and written in the Latin alphabet
- pl. -·tese′
- any of a breed of toy dog with a coat of long, silky, white hair that hangs nearly to the ground and with a tail that curls over the back
- any of a variety of shorthaired domestic cat with bluish-gray fur
Browse dictionary entries near Maltese
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- malpractice
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