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plural Maltese
1
: a native or inhabitant of Malta
2
: the Semitic language of the Maltese people
3
: any of a breed of toy dogs with a long silky white coat, a black nose, and very dark eyes
Maltese
adjective
Examples of Maltese in a Sentence
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There are songs in 20 languages this year, including Ukrainian, Icelandic, Albanian, Latvian and Maltese.
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Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
Hers marks the first record that Maltese has produced entirely himself since 2020’s hushed and reflective Krystal.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 15 May 2025
Against the backdrop of segregation, disenfranchisement and violence, Martinez appears to have claimed a lineage – Maltese – that the 1910 census categorized as white.
—Chelsea Stieber, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
The frightened Maltese was swimming in circles, but Desalvo and his colleagues were able to pull her to safety.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
Through its ‘golden passport’ program, Malta enabled foreigners to acquire Maltese – and thereby EU – citizenship, raising hundreds of millions of euros for the country.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
All told, the other top candidates who could be elevated to the zenith of the Catholic Church are four Italians, one Spanish, one French, one Ghanaian and one Maltese.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Mario Grech Position: Secretary general of the Synod of Bishops
Nationality: Maltese
Age: 68
What else?
—George Petras, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Researchers published their findings on April 9 in Nature, and argue that as much as a millennium’s worth of Maltese prehistory may warrant reevaluation.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2025
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Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
Hers marks the first record that Maltese has produced entirely himself since 2020’s hushed and reflective Krystal.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 15 May 2025
Against the backdrop of segregation, disenfranchisement and violence, Martinez appears to have claimed a lineage – Maltese – that the 1910 census categorized as white.
—Chelsea Stieber, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
The frightened Maltese was swimming in circles, but Desalvo and his colleagues were able to pull her to safety.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
Through its ‘golden passport’ program, Malta enabled foreigners to acquire Maltese – and thereby EU – citizenship, raising hundreds of millions of euros for the country.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
All told, the other top candidates who could be elevated to the zenith of the Catholic Church are four Italians, one Spanish, one French, one Ghanaian and one Maltese.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Mario Grech Position: Secretary general of the Synod of Bishops
Nationality: Maltese
Age: 68
What else?
—George Petras, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Researchers published their findings on April 9 in Nature, and argue that as much as a millennium’s worth of Maltese prehistory may warrant reevaluation.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Maltese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Maltese. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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Maltese
noun
Mal·tese
mȯl-ˈtēz 
plural Maltese
1
: a person born or living in Malta
2
: the Semitic language of the Maltese people
3
: any of a breed of toy dogs with a long silky white coat, a black nose, and dark eyes
Maltese
adjective
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