- of or relating to Malta, its inhabitants, or their language
- ( pl -tese) a native or inhabitant of Malta
- the official language of Malta, a form of Arabic with borrowings from Italian, etc
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
Mal•tese /mɔlˈtiz, -ˈtis/USA pronunciation
adj., n., pl. -tese.
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026adj.
- of or relating to Malta.
- of or relating to the language spoken by many of the people in Malta.
- [countable] a person born or living in Malta.
- [uncountable] the language spoken by many of the people in Malta.
n.
Mal•tese
(môl tēz′, -tēs′),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -tese.
adj.
n.
adj.
- of or pertaining to Malta, its people, or their language.
n.
- a native or inhabitant of Malta.
- the Arabic dialect spoken in Malta, using many Italian words.
- Malt(a) + -ese 1605–15
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Maltese /mɔːlˈtiːz/ adj
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