"Malta" meaning in Dutch

See Malta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɑl.taː/ Audio: Nl-Malta.ogg Forms: Maltees [adjective], Maltees [demonym, masculine], Maltezer [demonym, masculine], Maltese [demonym, feminine]
Etymology: From Italian and Maltese Malta, from Arabic, from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē), possibly from Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ), q.v. The neighbourhood was named after the 1565 Great Siege of Malta, first attested in the form Maltha in 1641. Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|it|-}} Italian, {{bor|nl|mt|Malta}} Maltese Malta, {{der|nl|ar|-}} Arabic, {{der|nl|la|Melita}} Latin Melita, {{der|nl|grc|Μελίτη}} Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē), {{der|nl|phn|𐤌𐤋𐤈}} Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ) Head templates: {{nl-proper noun|n|adj=Maltees|fdem=Maltese|mdem=Maltees|mdem2=Maltezer}} Malta n (adjective Maltees, demonym Maltees m or Maltezer m or Maltese f)
  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
    Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)
    Tags: neuter Categories (place): Countries, Countries in Europe, Malta, Countries in Europe
  2. A neighbourhood of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands Tags: neuter Categories (place): Places in Zeeland, Netherlands, Places in the Netherlands
    Sense id: en-Malta-nl-name-HMweGaeN Categories (other): Neighbourhoods in Zeeland, Netherlands
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