Ġgantija

proper noun

A period of the Neolithic in Malta during which megalithic temples were built.

OriginMaltese ġgantija →
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proper noun
  1. rarearchaeologyA period of the Neolithic in Malta during which megalithic temples were built.

Origin

  1. Malteseġgantija
  2. EnglishĠgantija

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

More words from Maltese

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

Ġgantija. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C4%A0gantija

MLA

“Ġgantija.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C4%A0gantija. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ġgantija,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C4%A0gantija.

Source: Ġgantija on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.