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plural Maltese
1
: a native or inhabitant of Malta
2
: the Semitic language of the Maltese people
3
: any of a breed of toy dogs with a long silky white coat, a black nose, and very dark eyes
Maltese
adjective
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Through its ‘golden passport’ program, Malta enabled foreigners to acquire Maltese – and thereby EU – citizenship, raising hundreds of millions of euros for the country.
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
All told, the other top candidates who could be elevated to the zenith of the Catholic Church are four Italians, one Spanish, one French, one Ghanaian and one Maltese.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Mario Grech Position: Secretary general of the Synod of Bishops
Nationality: Maltese
Age: 68
What else?
—George Petras, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Researchers published their findings on April 9 in Nature, and argue that as much as a millennium’s worth of Maltese prehistory may warrant reevaluation.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2025
The docks and logistics areas, which are managed by the Maltese Federation of Aquaculture Producers, are as tightly guarded as a military zone.
—Julia Amberger, Nanni Fontana, Marzio Mian, & Nicola Scevola (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 3 Apr. 2025
Below this, the tourbillon—which takes on the aspect of a Maltese Cross, the maison’s signature—revolves courtesy of the self-winding Calibre 2162 R31/270, a 6.35mm-thick in-house movement with a 72-hour power reserve and 242 components.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
Prior to marrying Betsy in 1991, Gene welcomed his three children with his first wife Faye Maltese: Christopher, 63, Elizabeth, 61, and Leslie, 57.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
The actor had three children with his late ex-wife, Faye Maltese, who died in 2017.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
All told, the other top candidates who could be elevated to the zenith of the Catholic Church are four Italians, one Spanish, one French, one Ghanaian and one Maltese.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Mario Grech Position: Secretary general of the Synod of Bishops
Nationality: Maltese
Age: 68
What else?
—George Petras, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Researchers published their findings on April 9 in Nature, and argue that as much as a millennium’s worth of Maltese prehistory may warrant reevaluation.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2025
The docks and logistics areas, which are managed by the Maltese Federation of Aquaculture Producers, are as tightly guarded as a military zone.
—Julia Amberger, Nanni Fontana, Marzio Mian, & Nicola Scevola (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 3 Apr. 2025
Below this, the tourbillon—which takes on the aspect of a Maltese Cross, the maison’s signature—revolves courtesy of the self-winding Calibre 2162 R31/270, a 6.35mm-thick in-house movement with a 72-hour power reserve and 242 components.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
Prior to marrying Betsy in 1991, Gene welcomed his three children with his first wife Faye Maltese: Christopher, 63, Elizabeth, 61, and Leslie, 57.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
The actor had three children with his late ex-wife, Faye Maltese, who died in 2017.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Maltese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Maltese. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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Maltese
noun
Mal·tese
mȯl-ˈtēz 
plural Maltese
1
: a person born or living in Malta
2
: the Semitic language of the Maltese people
3
: any of a breed of toy dogs with a long silky white coat, a black nose, and dark eyes
Maltese
adjective
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