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Words with a similar base: Maltese, Maltese_cat, Maltese_dog, Maltese_language, Maltese_terrier

'Maltese'

[maltese.n.01] as in: a native or inhabitant of Malta

'Maltese'

[maltese.n.02] as in: 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.n.03] as in: a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat

'Maltese'

[maltese_dog.n.01] as in: breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat

'Maltese'

[maltese.a.01] as in: of or relating to the island or republic of Malta or its inhabitants

Examples:
Maltese customs officers

Origins

					Maltese (English)
├── -ese (English)
│   └── -eis (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│       └── -ensis (Latin)
└── Malta (English)