FromItalian andMalteseMalta, fromArabicمَالِطَا(māliṭā,“Māliṭā”) etc., fromLatinMelita, fromAncient GreekΜελίτη(Melítē), apparently fromμέλι(méli,“honey”) +-η(-ē,“-a:formingfeminineplace names”) although its use for the island of Malta is considered uncertain. Some scholars consider it to represent the importance of the islands' indigenous bees and their output. Others consider it a transcription ofPhoenician𐤌𐤋𐤈(mlṭ,“Grand Harbor,Cospicua”), from𐤌𐤋𐤈(mlṭ,“refuge,port”), reapplied first to the island and then, after the Punic Wars, to its Roman seat of government atMdina. Note however thatLatinMalta is already attested in some medieval manuscripts of theAntonine Itinerary. SeeWikipedia's articles onMelite andMalta.Doublet ofMeleda andMljet.

• (UK)IPA^(key):/ˈmɒl.tə/,/ˈmɔːl.tə/

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• (US)IPA^(key):/ˈmɑl.tə/,/ˈmɔl.tə/

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• Rhymes:-ɒltə,-ɔːltə
• Homophone:malter(non-rhotic)

Malta

2. Anisland country inSouthern Europe. Capital:Valletta.
   • 2017 March 2, Eliza Mackintosh, “No more excuses on resettling refugees, European Commission warns”, inCNN‎^[1]:

     And so far just two member states,Malta and Finland, are on track to meet their resettling obligations.

3. Thearchipelago in theMediterranean Seacomposing thecountry.
5. The largest island in theMaltese Archipelago.
7. A small city, thecounty seat ofPhillips County,Montana,United States.

• (country):Republic of Malta(official)
• (archipelago):Maltese Archipelago
• (island):Malta Island;Melita,Melite(historical)

• Countries of the world
• Malta Island

• talma,tamal

Malta

1. Malta (anisland country inSouthern Europe)
2. Malta (The largest island in theMaltese Archipelago)

Malta

1. Malta (anisland country inSouthern Europe; capital:Valletta)
2. Malta (The largest island in theMaltese Archipelago; capital:Valletta)

• Maltees
• Malteser
• Maltesiër
• Maltesies

• IPA^(key):/ˈmalta/[ˈmal̪.t̪a]
• Rhymes:-alta
• Syllabification:Mal‧ta

Malta f

1. Malta (anisland country inSouthern Europe)
2. Malta (The largest island in theMaltese Archipelago)

• IPA^(key):/malta/[mal̪.t̪a]

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• Rhymes:-alta,-a
• Hyphenation:Mal‧ta

Malta inan

1. Malta (anisland country inSouthern Europe)
2. Malta (The largest island in theMaltese Archipelago)

• “38.- Munduko estatuen izenak, herritarren izenak, hizkuntza ofizialak eta hiriburuak [Names of the states of the world, nationalities, official languages and capitals]”, inEuskaltzaindiaren Arauak, Euskaltzaindia,2019

• IPA^(key):(Central,Balearic)[ˈmal.tə]
• IPA^(key):(Valencia)[ˈmal.ta]

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Malta f

1. Malta (anisland country inSouthern Europe)
2. Malta (The largest island in theMaltese Archipelago)

• maltès

Malta

1. Malta (anisland country inSouthern Europe)
2. Malta (The largest island in theMaltese Archipelago)

Malta

1. Malta (anisland country inSouthern Europe)
2. Malta (The largest island in theMaltese Archipelago)

• IPA^(key):[ˈmalta]

Malta f (relational adjectivemaltský,demonymMalťan)

1. Malta (anisland country inSouthern Europe)
2. Malta (The largest island in theMaltese Archipelago)

• “Malta”, inPříruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech),1935–1957
• “Malta”, inSlovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech),1960–1971, 1989
• “Malta”, inInternetová jazyková příručka (in Czech),2008–2025

Malta

1. Malta (anisland country inSouthern Europe)
2. Malta (The largest island in theMaltese Archipelago)

FromItalian andMalteseMalta, fromArabic, fromLatinMelita, fromAncient GreekΜελίτη(Melítē), possibly fromPhoenician𐤌𐤋𐤈(mlṭ), q.v. The neighbourhood was named after the 1565Great Siege of Malta, first attested in the formMaltha in 1641.

• IPA^(key):/ˈmɑl.taː/

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• Hyphenation:Mal‧ta

Malta n (adjectiveMaltees,demonymMaltees morMaltezer morMaltese f)

1. Malta (anisland country inSouthern Europe)
2. Malta (The largest island in theMaltese Archipelago)
3. A neighbourhood ofSchouwen-Duiveland,Zeeland,Netherlands

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “malta”, inNederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[2] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl,→ISBN

• maalt

FromMalteseMalta, q.v.

• IPA^(key):/ˈmɑltɑ/,[ˈmɑltɑ]
• Rhymes:-ɑltɑ
• Hyphenation:Mal‧ta

Malta (genitiveMalta,partitiveMaltat)

1. Malta (anisland country inSouthern Europe)
2. Malta (The largest island in theMaltese Archipelago)

• Malta inSõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “Malta”, in[EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation),2009

FromItalianMalta.

• IPA^(key):/ˈmɑltɑ/,[ˈmɑ̝l̪t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes:-ɑltɑ
• Hyphenation^(key):Mal‧ta

Malta

1. Malta (anisland country inSouthern Europe)
2. Malta (The largest island in theMaltese Archipelago)

• lamat,malat

Malta

1. Malta (anisland country inSouthern Europe)
2. Malta (The largest island in theMaltese Archipelago)

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Malta f

1. Malta (anisland country inSouthern Europe)
2. Malta (The largest island in theMaltese Archipelago)

• maltés

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Malta n (proper noun,genitiveMaltasor(optionally with an article)Malta)

1. Malta (anisland country inSouthern Europe)
2. Malta (The largest island in theMaltese Archipelago)

• maltesisch
• Malteser
• Maltese

• “Malta” inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

• IPA^(key):/ˈmalta/

Malta

1. Malta (anisland country inSouthern Europe)
2. Malta (The largest island in theMaltese Archipelago)

• IPA^(key):/ˈmal.ta/
• Rhymes:-alta
• Hyphenation:Màl‧ta

Malta f

1. Malta (anisland country inSouthern Europe)
2. Malta (The largest island in theMaltese Archipelago)

• maltese

• (Classical Latin)IPA^(key):/ˈmal.ta/,[ˈmäɫ̪t̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key):/ˈmal.ta/,[ˈmäl̪t̪ä]

Malta

1. (New Latin)Synonym ofMelita

FromItalian andMalteseMalta, fromArabic, fromLatin, fromAncient Greek, possibly fromPhoenician𐤌𐤋𐤈(mlṭ), q.v.

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Malta f (4th declension)

1. Malta (anisland country inSouthern Europe)

   Maltas karogs ―the flag ofMalta

   1964. gada 21. septembrīMalta ieguva neatkarību no Apvienotās Karalistes ―on September 21st, 1964,Malta gained (its) independence from the United Kingdom

2. Malta (The largest island in theMaltese Archipelago)

   Maltas sala ―Malta island

   Maltas salā atrodas valsts galvaspilsēta ―the country's capital is located on the island ofMalta

• Maltas Republika

• maltietis,maltiete
• maltisks
• maltiešu valoda

• IPA^(key):[ˈmɑˑltɐ]
• Hyphenation:Mal‧ta

Málta f (uncountable,related adjectivemaltiẽtiškas,demonymmaltiẽtis,female demonymmaltiẽtė)stress pattern 2

1. Malta (anisland country inSouthern Europe; official name:Máltos Respùblika)
2. Malta (The largest island in theMaltese Archipelago)

• “Malta”, inBendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d.
• Malta inVisuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)

FromArabicمَالِطَا(māliṭā) etc., fromLatinMelita, fromAncient GreekΜελίτη(Melítē).

• IPA^(key):/ˈmaːl.ta/

Malta f

1. Malta (anisland country inSouthern Europe)
2. Malta (The largest island in theMaltese Archipelago)

• For the sake of clarity and/or inclusiveness, the country as a whole may be referred to with terms such asMalta uGħawdex(“Malta and Gozo”),pajjiżna(“our country”), oril-gżejjertagħna(“our islands”).

Malta

1. Malta (anisland country inSouthern Europe)
2. Malta (The largest island in theMaltese Archipelago)

• malteser
• maltesisk

Malta

1. Malta (anisland country inSouthern Europe)
2. Malta (The largest island in theMaltese Archipelago)

• maltesar
• maltesisk

Malta f

1. Malta (anisland country inSouthern Europe)
2. Malta (The largest island in theMaltese Archipelago)

• maltés

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• IPA^(key):/ˈmal.ta/

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• Rhymes:-alta
• Syllabification:Mal‧ta

Malta f (related adjectivemaltański)

1. Malta (anisland country inSouthern Europe)
2. Malta (The largest island in theMaltese Archipelago)

• Malta inWielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Malta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Malta in PWN's encyclopedia

FromItalian andMalteseMalta, fromArabic, fromLatinMelita, fromAncient Greek, possibly fromPhoenician𐤌𐤋𐤈(mlṭ), q.v.

• Rhymes:(Portugal)-altɐ,(Brazil)-awtɐ
• Homophone:malta
• Hyphenation:Mal‧ta

Malta f

1. Malta (anisland country inSouthern Europe; official name:República de Malta)
2. Malta (The largest island in theMaltese Archipelago)

Malta is never indicated by an article; see usage notes forPortugal.

• IPA^(key):/ˈmal.ta/

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Malta f

1. Malta (anisland country inSouthern Europe)
2. Malta (The largest island in theMaltese Archipelago)