"Malta" meaning in Turkish

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Proper name

Audio: LL-Q256 (tur)-ToprakM-Malta.wav
Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish مالطه (Malta), from Italian and Maltese Malta, from Arabic, from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek, possibly from Phoenician. Etymology templates: {{inh|tr|ota|مالطه|tr=Malta}} Ottoman Turkish مالطه (Malta), {{der|tr|it|-}} Italian, {{der|tr|mt|Malta}} Maltese Malta, {{der|tr|ar|-}} Arabic, {{der|tr|la|Melita}} Latin Melita, {{der|tr|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{der|tr|phn|-}} Phoenician Head templates: {{head|tr|proper noun|head=}} Malta, {{tr-proper noun}} Malta
  1. Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Categories (place): Countries in Europe
    Sense id: en-Malta-tr-name-SAujUx5X Categories (other): Islands, Malta
  2. Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)
    Sense id: en-Malta-tr-name-L6kq9LRy Categories (other): Islands, Turkish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Turkish entries with incorrect language header: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Maltalı
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