| a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 | breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat |
| a strategically located island to the south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea | a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat |
| | the national language of the Republic of Malta; a Semitic language derived from Arabic but with many loan words from Italian, Spanish, and Norman-French |
| | a native or inhabitant of Malta |