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maltese   (TTS Sound)

The noun maltese has 4 senses

• Maltese -- (a native or inhabitant of Malta)


• Maltese, Maltese language, Malti -- (the national language of the Republic of Malta; a Semitic language derived from Arabic but with many loan words from Italian, Spanish, and Norman-French)


• Maltese, Maltese cat -- (a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat)


• Maltese dog, Maltese terrier, Maltese -- (breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat)

The adj maltese has 1 sense

• Maltese -- (of or relating to the island or republic of Malta or its inhabitants; "Maltese customs officers")