Meanings
malta1
- uncountableA non-alcoholic carbonated malt beverage, popular in Latin America.
I toasted him with my glass of malta.
2016, Marion E. Currier, Linked
Malta2
- An archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea. Official name: Republic of Malta. Capital: Valletta.
And so far just two member states, Malta and Finland, are on track to meet their resettling obligations.
2017 March 2, Eliza Mackintosh, “No more excuses on resettling refugees, European Commission warns”, in CNN, archived from the original on 25 Jan 20181 more example
Over the following decades, the EEC became the European Union, and expanded from the original six nations to today’s 27 members, from Finland in the north to Malta in the south.
2012 September 6, Bryony Jones, “Why is unity so important to Europe?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Feb 2016Synonyms: Maltese Archipelago
- The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago.
Synonyms: Malta Island, Melita, Melite
- A small city, the county seat of Phillips County, Montana, United States.
- A town and hamlet therein, in Saratoga County, New York, United States.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea. Official name: Republic of Malta. Capital: Valletta.
proper nounThe largest island in the Maltese Archipelago.
Origin
malta · noun
- GermanMalzbier
- Spanishmalta
- Englishmalta
From Spanish malta, in turn from German Malzbier.
More words from Spanish, German
Full word history & related roots →Malta · proper noun
- Ancient GreekΜελίτη (Melítē)
- LatinMelita
- Arabicمَالِطَا (māliṭā)
- MalteseMalta
- ItalianMalta
- EnglishMalta
Borrowed from Italian and Maltese Malta, from Arabic مَالِطَا (māliṭā), from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē), apparently from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + -η (-ē, “-a: forming feminine place names”) although its use for the island of Malta is considered uncertain. Some scholars consider it to represent the importance of the islands' indigenous bees and their output. Others consider it a transcription of Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ, “Grand Harbor, Cospicua”), from 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ, “refuge, port”), reapplied first to the island and then, after the Punic Wars, to its Roman seat of government at Mdina. Note however that Latin Malta is already attested in some medieval manuscripts of the Antonine Itinerary. See Wikipedia's articles on Melite and Malta. Doublet of Meleda and Mljet.
More words from Maltese, Arabic, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Malta, Malta
- Maltarepublic
- Maltaisland
Ancient Greek Μελίτη
- Μελίτη (Melítē)island
Arabic مَالْطَا, مَالِطَة
- مَالْطَا (mālṭā)republic
- مَالِطَة (māliṭa)republic
- مَالْطَا (mālṭā)island
- مَالِطَة (māliṭa)island
Basque Malta, Malta
- Maltarepublic
- Maltaisland
Bengali মাল্টা
- মাল্টা (malṭa)republic
Bulgarian Ма́лта
- Ма́лта (Málta)republic
Catalan Malta, Malta
- Maltarepublic
- Maltaisland
Chinese Cantonese 馬爾他 /马尔他, 馬耳他 /马耳他
- 馬爾他 /马尔他 (maa⁵ ji⁵ taa¹)republic
- 馬耳他 /马耳他 (maa⁵ ji⁵ taa¹)republic
Chinese Mandarin 馬耳他 /马耳他, 馬爾他 /马尔他
- 馬耳他 /马耳他 (Mǎ'ěrtā)republic
- 馬爾他 /马尔他 (Mǎ'ěrtā)republic
- 馬耳他島 /马耳他岛 (Mǎ'ěrtā dǎo)island
Czech Malta, Malta
- Maltarepublic
- Maltaisland
Danish Malta, Malta
- Maltarepublic
- Maltaisland
Dari مَالْتَا, مَالْتَا
- مَالْتَا (māltā)republic
- مَالْتَا (māltā)island
Dutch Malta, Malta
- Maltarepublic
- Maltaisland
Esperanto Malto, Malto
- Maltorepublic
- Maltoisland
Estonian Malta, Malta
- Maltarepublic
- Maltaisland
Finnish Malta, Malta
- Maltarepublic
- Maltaisland
French Malte, Malte
- Malterepublic
- Malteisland
German Malta, Malta
- Maltarepublic
- Maltaisland
Greek Μάλτα, Μάλτα
- Μάλτα (Málta)republic
- Μάλτα (Málta)island
Hebrew מַלְטָה, מַלְטָה
- מַלְטָה (málta)republic
- מַלְטָה (málta)island
Hindi माल्टा, माल्टा
- माल्टा (mālṭā)republic
- माल्टा (mālṭā)island
Hungarian Málta, Málta
- Máltarepublic
- Máltaisland
Icelandic Malta
- Maltarepublic
Indonesian Malta
- Maltarepublic
Iranian Persian مالْت, مالْت
- مالْت (mâlt)republic
- مالْت (mâlt)island
Irish Málta
- Máltarepublic
Italian Malta, Malta
- Maltarepublic
- Maltaisland
Japanese マルタ, マルタ
- マルタ (Maruta)republic
- マルタ (Maruta)island
- マルタ島 (Maruta tō)island
Korean 몰타, 말따
- 몰타 (Molta)republic
- 말따 (Maltta)republic
- 몰타 (Molta)island
- 몰타섬 (moltaseom)island
Latin Melita, Melita
- Melitarepublic
- Melitaisland
- Melitēisland
Latvian Malta, Malta
- Maltarepublic
- Maltaisland
- Maltas salaisland
Lithuanian Malta
- Maltarepublic
Malay Malta
- Maltarepublic
Māori Merita
- Meritarepublic
Norwegian Bokmål Malta, Malta
- Maltarepublic
- Maltaisland
Polish Malta, Malta
- Maltarepublic
- Maltaisland
Portuguese Malta, Malta
- Maltarepublic
- Maltaisland
Punjabi ਮਾਲਟਾ
- ਮਾਲਟਾ (mālṭā)republic
Romanian Malta, Malta
- Maltarepublic
- Maltaisland
Russian Ма́льта, Ма́льта
- Ма́льта (Málʹta)republic
- Ма́льта (Málʹta)island
Slovak Malta, Malta
- Maltarepublic
- Maltaisland
Spanish Malta, Malta
- Maltarepublic
- Maltaisland
Swahili Malta
- Maltarepublic
Swedish Malta, Malta
- Maltarepublic
- Maltaisland
Tagalog Malta
- Maltarepublic
Tamil மால்ட்டா
- மால்ட்டா (mālṭṭā)republic
Thai มอลตา, มอลตา
- มอลตา (mɔl-dtâa)republic
- มอลตา (mɔl-dtâa)island
Turkish Malta, Malta
- Maltarepublic
- Maltaisland
Ukrainian Ма́льта
- Ма́льта (Málʹta)republic
Urdu مالْٹا, مالْٹا
- مالْٹا (mālṭā)republic
- مالْٹا (mālṭā)island
Vietnamese Man-ta
- Man-tarepublic
Yiddish מאַלטאַ
- מאַלטאַ (malta)republic
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Cite this entry
malta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malta
“malta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malta. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malta,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malta.
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