Malta

Mal·ta

(môl′tə)

An island country in the Mediterranean Sea south of Sicily, comprising the island of Malta and two smaller islands. Occupied successively by Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Saracens, and Normans, Malta was granted to the Knights Hospitalers in 1530 and passed to France in 1798 and Great Britain in 1800. The country became independent in 1964. Valletta, on Malta Island, is the capital.

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Malta

(ˈmɔːltə)

(Placename) a republic occupying the islands of Malta, Gozo, and Comino, in the Mediterranean south of Sicily: governed by the Knights Hospitallers from 1530 until Napoleon's conquest in 1798; French driven out, with British help, 1800; became British dependency 1814; suffered severely in World War II; became independent in 1964 and a republic in 1974; joined the EU in 2004; a member of the Commonwealth. Official languages: Maltese and English. Official religion: Roman Catholic. Currency: euro (from January 2008 replacing the Maltese lira). Capital: Valletta. Pop: 411 277 (2013 est). Area: 316 sq km (122 sq miles)

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Mal•ta

(ˈmɔl tə)

n.

1. an island in the Mediterranean south of Sicily. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).

2. a republic consisting of this island and two adjacent islands: a former British colony; now a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 381,603; 122 sq. mi. (316 sq. km). Cap.: Valletta.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	Malta - a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 Republic of Malta Malta - a strategically located island to the south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea capital of Malta, Valetta, Valletta - the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of the island Maltese - a native or inhabitant of Malta
	2.	Malta - a strategically located island to the south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea Malta, Republic of Malta - a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea - the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia

Translations

Malta

Malto

Malta

Malta

Málta

Malta maltese croce di Malta

マルタ

몰타

Malta

Malta

Malta

Мальта

Malta

ประเทศมอลตา

Malta

nước Malta

马耳他

Malta

[ˈmɔːltə] N → Malta f

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Malta

[ˈmɔːltə] n → Malte f
in Malta → à Malte
to Malta → à Malte

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Malta

n → Malta nt

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Malta

[ˈmɔːltə] n → Malta

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Malta

→ مَالِطَة Malta Malta Malta Μάλτα Malta Malta Malte Malta Malta マルタ 몰타 Malta Malta Malta Malta Мальта Malta ประเทศมอลตา Malta nước Malta 马耳他

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At Malta, in the time of the knights, there was a gun of the fortress of St.

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"Why, one of them is a rich lord from Touraine and the other a knight of Malta, of noble family.

"Jesus Dieu!" he cried; "one of them is trembling with fever, having failed to adapt himself to this charming country of yours, and the other is a knight of Malta, as timid as a young girl; and for greater security we have taken from them even their penknives and pocket scissors."

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Then the grey sky-line brightened into silver, and in the broadening light he realized that he had been to the house which belonged to an Anglo-Indian Major named Putnam; and that the Major had a native cook from Malta who was of his communion.

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They carried me to Constantinople, where the Grand Turk, Selim, made my master general at sea for having done his duty in the battle and carried off as evidence of his bravery the standard of the Order of Malta. The following year, which was the year seventy-two, I found myself at Navarino rowing in the leading galley with the three lanterns.

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Edmond thus had the advantage of knowing what the owner was, without the owner knowing who he was; and however the old sailor and his crew tried to "pump" him, they extracted nothing more from him; he gave accurate descriptions of Naples and Malta, which he knew as well as Marseilles, and held stoutly to his first story.

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From Alexandria the route will be taken homeward, calling at Malta, Cagliari (in Sardinia), and Palma (in Majorca), all magnificent harbors, with charming scenery, and abounding in fruits.

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She has refused to evacuate Malta. She wanted to find, and still seeks, some secret motive in our actions.

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If France deserts us, it's good-by to Malta, good-by to Egypt, good-by to India.

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"My intention is to make profession, and become a knight of Malta," added Bragelonne, letting fall, one by one, words more icy than the drops which fall from the bare trees after the tempests of winter.

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Faustus,' a treatment of the medieval story which two hundred years later was to serve Goethe for his masterpiece; with 'The Jew of Malta,' which was to give Shakspere suggestions for 'The Merchant of Venice'; and with

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George is becoming thoughtful, sitting before the fire in the whitewashed room, which has a sanded floor and a barrack smell and contains nothing superfluous and has not a visible speck of dirt or dust in it, from the faces of Quebec and Malta to the bright tin pots and pannikins upon the dresser shelves--Mr.

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