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noun(Mal-tese)a native or inhabitant of Malta
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noun(Mal-tese)the Semitic language of the Maltese people
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noun(Mal-tese)any of a breed of toy dogs with a long silky white coat, a black nose, and very dark eyes
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noun(Mal-tese)a cross formée
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noun(Mal-tese)a cross that resembles the cross formée but has the outer face of each arm indented in a V
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noun(Mal-tese)a Eurasian herb (Lychnis chalcedonica) of the pink family cultivated for its usually scarlet flowers
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geographical name(Mal-tese)group of islands in the Mediterranean Sea south of Sicily; a republic of the Commonwealth of Nations; capital Valletta area 122 square miles (317 square kilometers), population 417,432
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geographical name(Mal-tese)chief island of the Malta group. area 95 square miles (247 square kilometers)