MALTESE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Maltese mean? 

• MALTESE (noun)
  The noun MALTESE has 1 sense:

1. breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat

  Familiarity information: MALTESE used as a noun is very rare.

• MALTESE (adjective)
  The adjective MALTESE has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the island or republic of Malta or its inhabitants

  Familiarity information: MALTESE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MALTESE (noun)

Meaning:

Breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Maltese; Maltese dog

Hypernyms ("Maltese" is a kind of...):

toy; toy dog (any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets)

• MALTESE (adjective)

Meaning:

Of or relating to the island or republic of Malta or its inhabitants

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

Maltese customs officers

Pertainym:

Malta (a strategically located island south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea)

Malta (a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964)