Malta
['mɔltə]
Definition
(noun.) a strategically located island to the south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea.
(noun.) a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964.
Checker: Tessie--From WordNet
Examples
- Tuesday--Somewhere in the neighborhood of the island of Malta. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The commanderies of the Teutonic order, and of that of Malta, at forty per cent. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- It shook the whole island; and not only that, but Naples and Malta shared in the shock. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- The arid island of Malta came in sight, and they saw its precipitous shores rising sternly from the tideless waters. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- You know what Quebec and Malta and Woolwich are, and I never did think you would, or could, have had the heart to serve us so. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- And little Malta, too! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- An Armada started from Toulon in May, 1798, captured Malta, and had the good luck to evade the British fleet and arrive at Alexandria. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Mr. Bucket, not unwelcome, has sat himself down next to Mr. George and taken Quebec and Malta on his knees. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Quebec and Malta here exclaim, with clapping of hands, that Bluffy is sure to bring mother something, and begin to speculate on what it will be. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Quebec and Malta lay the cloth for dinner, while Woolwich, serving, as beseems him, under his father, keeps the fowls revolving. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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