MALTA

n. Mediterranean island between Sicily and Africa; Republic of Malta, country consisting of the island of Malta and two adjacent islands

Malta is a small and densely-populated island nation comprising an archipelago of seven islands in the Mediterranean Sea. A country of Southern Europe, Malta lies south of Sicily, east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The country's official languages are Maltese and English. Roman Catholicism is the most practised religion. The islands constituting the Maltese nation have been ruled by various powers and fought over for centuries, most recently the United Kingdom. Malta is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. It has been a member state of the European Union (EU) since 2004 and it is currently the smallest EU country in both population and area.
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Noun
1. a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
(synonym) Republic of Malta
(hypernym) country, state, land
(part-holonym) Malta
(part-meronym) Valletta, Valetta, capital of Malta
2. a strategically located island south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea
(hypernym) island
(part-holonym) Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea
(part-meronym) Malta, Republic of Malta

n. Malta, Mediterranean island between Sicily and Africa; country consisting of the island of Malta and two adjacent islands

v. malt, cause grain to become malt by soaking it in water until it sprouts, treat or combine with malt, make an alcoholic drink using malt