"Malta" meaning in Maltese

See Malta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈmaːl.ta/
Etymology: From Arabic مَالِطَا (māliṭā) etc., from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē), q.v. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|مَالِطَا}} Arabic مَالِطَا (māliṭā), {{der|mt|la|Melita}} Latin Melita, {{der|mt|grc|Μελίτη}} Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē) Head templates: {{mt-proper noun|g=f}} Malta f
  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Countries, Countries in Europe, Malta, Islands, Malta
    Sense id: en-Malta-mt-name-~3r~de6h Disambiguation of Islands: 50 50 Disambiguation of Malta: 50 50 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Countries, Countries in Europe, Malta, Islands, Malta
    Sense id: en-Malta-mt-name-ivCpwY5e Disambiguation of Islands: 50 50 Disambiguation of Malta: 50 50 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Malti
Categories (other): West Frisian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of West Frisian entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Download JSON data for Malta meaning in Maltese (5.8kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Maltese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-26 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (93a6c53 and 21a9316). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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