Meaning of Malta
Pronunciation: (môl'tu), [key]
- an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- a former British colony consisting of this island and two small adjacent islands: now an independent sovereign state and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 297,622; 122 sq. mi. (316 sq. km). Cap.: Valletta.
- Malta (Thesaurus)