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Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
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Maltese alphabet The Maltese alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet with the addition of some letters with diacritic marks and digraphs. It is used to write the Maltese language, which evolved from the otherwise extinct Siculo-Arabic dialect, as a result of 800 ...
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Maltese cuisine Maltese cuisine reflects Maltese history; it shows strong Italian influences as well as influences from Spanish, French, Provençal, and other Mediterranean cuisines, with some later British culinary influence. Having to import most of its foo ...
* Maltese culture * Maltese language, the Semitic language spoken by Maltese people * Maltese people, people from Malta or of Maltese descent


Animals

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Maltese goat The Maltese is a breed of domestic goat from the east and central Mediterranean area. It originates in Asia Minor, and takes its name from the island of Malta. It is raised mainly in southern Italy, and particularly in the islands of Sicily a ...
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Maltese cat A Maltese () is any cat whose fur is either completely, or primarily, gray or blue and is of indeterminate breed. Description Many cats with such colouration are supposedly present on the island of Malta, which may have given rise to the use ...
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Maltese tiger The South China tiger is a population of the ''Panthera tigris tigris'' subspecies that is native to southern China. The population mainly inhabited the Fujian, Guangdong, Hunan and Jiangxi provinces. It has been listed as Critically Endanger ...


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Maltese cross The Maltese cross is a cross symbol, consisting of four " V" or arrowhead shaped concave quadrilaterals converging at a central vertex at right angles, two tips pointing outward symmetrically. It is a heraldic cross variant which developed f ...
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Maltese (surname) Maltese is an Italian surname, meaning literally "Maltese" or "from Malta". Notable people with the surname include: * Dario Maltese (born 1992) Italian footballer * Michael Maltese, American writer, actor, soundtrack composer * Serphin Maltese ...
, a surname (including a list of people with the name)


See also

* * The Maltese Falcon (disambiguation) {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages