Malta
pronunciation
How to pronounce Malta in British English:
UK [ˈmɔːltə]
How to pronounce Malta in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
- a strategically located island south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea
Word Origin
- Malta
- Mediterranean island, from Latin Melite, perhaps from Phoenician melita, literally "place of refuge," from malat "he escaped."
Example
- 1. Right now , malta to me still feels more like jerusalem or tunis than berlin .
- 2. I 've traveled to every eu country except malta .
- 3. Dick moved to france from north cambridgeshire , and has a son living in malta and a daughter in london .
- 4. Graver doubts hover over malta .
- 5. Italian television programmes is widely watched in malta .