Neuter
Malta

Malta

  1. (neuter) Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea)
  2. (neuter) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)
  3. (neuter) a neighbourhood of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands

Frequency

21k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmɑl.taː/
Etymology

In summary

From Italian and Maltese Malta, from Arabic, from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē), possibly from Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ), q.v. The neighbourhood was named after the 1565 Great Siege of Malta, first attested in the form Maltha in 1641.

Related words

Republiek Malta

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