Definition of Maltese

Noun: maltese cross

1. Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads
   - scarlet lychnis, Lychins chalcedonica

Noun: Maltese  mol'tees or mol'teez [N. Amer], mól'teez or mol'teez [Brit]

1. 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
   - Maltese language, Malti
    
2. Breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat
   - Maltese dog, Maltese terrier
    
3. A native or inhabitant of Malta
    
4. A term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat
   - Maltese cat

Adjective: Maltese  mol'tees or mol'teez [N. Amer], mól'teez or mol'teez [Brit]

1. Of or relating to the island or republic of Malta or its inhabitants
   "Maltese customs officers"

See also:
malteds
maltha

Anagrams containing the word Maltese

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