malta

1. 1.

   a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964

   SynonymsRepublic of Malta

   Broadercountry

   PartsValletta
2. 2.

   a strategically located island to the south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea

   Broaderisland

   Part ofMediterranean

Other forms of malta

plural

maltas·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about malta

What does malta mean?

malta means "a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in malta?

malta has 2 syllables: mal-ta. The stress falls on "mal". In IPA it is /ˈmɔltə/.

What is another word for malta?

Close synonyms include Republic of Malta. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is malta a common word?

malta is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.