"Malta" meaning in Spanish

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmalta/, [ˈmal̪.t̪a]
Rhymes: -alta Etymology: From Italian and Maltese Malta, from Arabic, from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek, possibly from Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ), q.v. Etymology templates: {{bor|es|it|-}} Italian, {{bor|es|mt|Malta}} Maltese Malta, {{der|es|ar|-}} Arabic, {{der|es|la|Melita}} Latin Melita, {{der|es|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{der|es|phn|𐤌𐤋𐤈}} Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ) Head templates: {{es-proper noun|f}} Malta f
  1. Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea; official name: República de Malta) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Countries in Europe
    Sense id: en-Malta-es-name-1lpBKPOJ Categories (other): Islands, Malta
  2. Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) Tags: feminine Derived forms: fiebre de Malta Related terms: maltés, maltesa
    Sense id: en-Malta-es-name-L6kq9LRy Categories (other): Islands, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 34 66
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  ],
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    [
      "Melita",
      "Melita#Latin"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
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      "expansion": "Latin Melita",
      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Ancient Greek",
      "name": "der"
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Mal‧ta"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "Mal‧ta"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "name",
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        {
          "kind": "place",
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          "name": "Countries in Europe",
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            "Places"
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          "archipelago",
          "archipelago"
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          "country"
        ],
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          "Southern Europe",
          "Southern Europe#English"
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        [
          "Mediterranean Sea",
          "Mediterranean Sea"
        ],
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          "República de Malta",
          "República de Malta#Spanish"
        ]
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        "Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)"
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          "Malta",
          "Malta#English:_Q193896"
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          "island",
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          "Maltese",
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      "related": [
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          "word": "maltés"
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        {
          "_dis1": "43 57",
          "word": "maltesa"
        }
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    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈmalta/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmal̪.t̪a]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-alta"
    }
  ],
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}
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      "Malta",
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      "Melita",
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      "𐤌𐤋𐤈",
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        "1": "es",
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        "3": "Melita"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
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      "name": "der"
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  ],
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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Malta f",
      "name": "es-proper noun"
    }
  ],
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    "Mal‧ta"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "Mal‧ta"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "maltés"
    },
    {
      "word": "maltesa"
    }
  ],
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        "es:Malta"
      ],
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        "Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea; official name: República de Malta)"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "Malta",
          "Malta#English:_Q233"
        ],
        [
          "archipelago",
          "archipelago"
        ],
        [
          "country",
          "country"
        ],
        [
          "Southern Europe",
          "Southern Europe#English"
        ],
        [
          "Mediterranean Sea",
          "Mediterranean Sea"
        ],
        [
          "República de Malta",
          "República de Malta#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "es:Islands"
      ],
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        "Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)"
      ],
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        [
          "Malta",
          "Malta#English:_Q193896"
        ],
        [
          "island",
          "island"
        ],
        [
          "Maltese",
          "Maltese#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmalta/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmal̪.t̪a]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-alta"
    }
  ],
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}

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