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MALTESE
Maltese
(adjective) of or relating to the island or republic of Malta or its inhabitants; “Maltese customs officers”
Maltese, Maltese cat
(noun) a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat
Maltese, Maltese language, Malti
(noun) 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
(noun) a native or inhabitant of Malta
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
Maltese (countable and uncountable, plural Maltese or Malteses)
(mostly, in the plural, plural "Maltese") An inhabitant or a resident of Malta.
(plural "Malteses") A small breed of dog with a long silky coat.
(uncountable) The Semitic language of Malta.
Adjective
Maltese (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to Malta or its language.
Source: Wiktionary
Mal*tese", a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to Malta or to its inhabitants.
– n. sing. & pl.
Definition: A native or inhabitant of Malta; the people of Malta. Maltese cat (Zoöl.), a mouse-colored variety of the domestic cat.
– Maltese cross. See Illust. 5, of Cross.
– Maltese dog (Zoöl.), a breed of small terriers, having long silky white hair. The breed originated in Malta.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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