Maltese

1. A native or inhabitant of Malta.
2. The Semitic language of the people of Malta.
3. Any of a breed of toy dogs having a long silky white coat.
4. A Maltese cat.

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[mahl-TEHZ; mahl-TEEZ] hollandaise blended with orange juice and grated orange rind, used to top cooked vegetables, particularly asparagus and green beans.

1. pertaining to or emanating from Malta.
2. a very small (4–6 lb) dog with dark brown eyes and a long, silky, flowing, white haircoat that obscures the long, pendant ears and small, arched tail. Sometimes called Maltese terrier. The breed is affected by white shaker dog disease.

• M. cockspur — centaurea melitensis.
• M. cross — characteristic formation within phagocytes in peritoneal granulomas caused by granules of starch; visible in polarized light.
• m. thistle — centaurea melitensis.

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Maltese may refer to:

• Something of, from, or related to Malta, a European country located in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily.
• Maltese people, people from Malta or of Maltese descent. For information about the Maltese people, see Demographics of Malta and Culture of Malta. For specific persons, see List of Maltese people.
• Maltese language, the Semitic language spoken by Maltese people and the national language of Malta and one of the two official languages of Malta (the other is English). See also Languages of Malta.

Maltese owners:

• Jessica Simpson
• Paris Hilton
• Ashley Tisdale
• Michelle Kwan
• John Sampieri

Maltese is also a family name:

• Corto Maltese (fictional character)
• Francesco Maltese (Italian Baroque-era painter)
• Michael Maltese (writer, actor, soundtrack composer)
• Serphin Maltese (politician)

Maltese may also refer to:

• Maltese cat
• Maltese (dog)
• Maltese (goat)
• Maltese tiger

See also

• Maltese alphabet
• Maltese cuisine

• List of all pages beginning with "Maltese"

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Common misspelling(s) of Maltese

• maltesian

Dansk (Danish)
n. - malteser, person fra Malta
adj. - maltesisk

idioms:

• maltese Cross    malteserkors

Nederlands (Dutch)
Maltees, Maltezisch, soort schoothondje

Français (French)
n. - Maltais, (Ling) maltais, maltais (un chien)
adj. - maltais

idioms:

• maltese Cross    croix de Malte

Deutsch (German)
n. - Malteser, Maltesisch
adj. - maltesisch

idioms:

• maltese Cross    Malteserkreuz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - Μαλτέζος
adj. - μαλτέζικος, Μαλτέζος

idioms:

• maltese Cross    σταυρός της Μάλτας

Italiano (Italian)
maltese

idioms:

• maltese Cross    Croce di Malta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - maltês (m)
adj. - maltês

idioms:

• maltese Cross    Cruz de Malta (f)

Русский (Russian)
мальтийский, мальтиец, язык жителей острова Мальты, рыцарь Мальтийского ордена, Мальтийский крест

idioms:

• maltese Cross    Мальтийский крест

Español (Spanish)
n. - maltés, lengua maltesa, perro maltés
adj. - maltés, de Malta

idioms:

• maltese Cross    cruz de Malta

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - maltesare, maltesiska, maltesiska (språket)
adj. - maltesisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
马耳他人, 马耳他语, 马耳他的

idioms:

• maltese Cross    马耳他十字

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 馬爾他人, 馬爾他語
adj. - 馬爾他的

idioms:

• maltese Cross    馬耳他十字

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 말타인[어], 길고 흰 털을 가진 개
adj. - 말타인[어]의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - マルタ語, マルタ人, マルチーズ
adj. - マルタの, マルタ人の, マルタ語の

idioms:

• maltese Cross    マルタ十字, アメリカセンノウ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أحد أبناء مالطه (صفه) المالطي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תושב/ת מלטה, מלטאית (שפה), צלב מלטה - צלב שזרועותיו מתרחבות מהמרכז, בד"כ עם שקע בקצוות‬
adj. - ‮של מלטה, תושביה או לשונה‬

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