Etymology

Ġgantija

Today it means: A period of the Neolithic in Malta during which megalithic temples were built. Full definition →

Maltese ġgantija
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  1. Maltese · borrowed fromġgantija
  2. English todayĠgantija

Named after the Ġgantija temple complex, from Maltese ġgantija, from ġgant (“giant”).

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