maltese

Adjective

• of or relating to the island or republic of Malta or its inhabitants
  • Maltese customs officers
    

Noun

• breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat

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

• 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

• a native or inhabitant of Malta

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  Maltese , Maltese dog , Maltese terrier , Maltese cat , Maltese language , Malti