Malta [mawl-tuh] Examples noun
- an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- a former British colony consisting of this island and two small adjacent islands: now an independent sovereign state and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 122 sq. mi. (316 sq. km). Capital: Valletta.
Examples from the Web for malta Contemporary Examples of malta
“Somebody requested from Ecuador through Malta for us to transport, I think it was like a ton of gold,” Petrossov says.
The Uber for Private Jets Has Landed
Allison McNearney
August 21, 2014
She married Kenneth Dear, a businessman, in 1964, and after his retirement they moved to Malta, then Monte Carlo.
The Week in Death: Suzanne Gelleri Dear
The Telegraph
December 15, 2013
Roberts and his family left for Malta, where he is teaching a course, the day after the ruling.
The Media Man-Crush on John Roberts, Conservative Who Saved Obamacare
Howard Kurtz
July 2, 2012
These less animated, if no less personal, adventures, to China, as well as Malta and Cyprus, sag in comparison.
Roughing It With Jonathan Franzen’s ‘Farther Away’
Chris Wallace
April 28, 2012
His disregard for the law put him in prisons across Italy and Malta.
Vincenzo Pacelli Says Knights of Malta Murdered Artist Caravaggio
Barbie Latza Nadeau
April 8, 2012
Historical Examples of malta
She had money on board (the plunder of Malta) to the amount of L600,000 sterling.
The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson
Robert Southey
Is not his own flag flying there, and at Malta, not only by his permission, but by his order?
The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson
Robert Southey
The latter instruments were applied to the Sardinia, Malta, and Corfu cable.
J. Munro
Some, like my first batman Dinsdale, died in hospital at Alexandria or in Malta.
Gerald B. Hurst
“So has the cession of Malta by England,” interrupted Bonaparte, with impatience.
Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Complete
Lewis Goldsmith
British Dictionary definitions for malta Malta noun
- a republic occupying the islands of Malta, Gozo, and Comino, in the Mediterranean south of Sicily: governed by the Knights Hospitallers from 1530 until Napoleon’s conquest in 1798; French driven out, with British help, 1800; became British dependency 1814; suffered severely in World War II; became independent in 1964 and a republic in 1974; joined the EU in 2004; a member of the Commonwealth. Official languages: Maltese and English. Official religion: Roman Catholic. Currency: euro (from January 2008 replacing the Maltese lira). Capital: Valletta. Pop: 411 277 (2013 est). Area: 316 sq km (122 sq miles)
Word Origin and History for malta Malta
Mediterranean island, from Latin Melite, perhaps from Phoenician melita, literally “place of refuge,” from malat “he escaped.”
malta in Culture Malta [(mawl-tuh)]
Republic in the Mediterranean Sea south of Sicily, made up of five small islands.
Note Malta, strategically located, has belonged to a succession of civilizations, including the ancient Greeks and the Roman Empire. In 1800, the British established control of Malta, which, since its independence in 1964, has continued to maintain close ties with Britain.