Definition of malta Malta
/mɔˈltʌ/ - [moltu] - Mal•ta
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| malta - a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 | ||
| Republic of Malta | ||
| malta a strategically located island to the south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea | ||
| capital of malta, valetta, valletta the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of the island | ||
| malta - a strategically located island to the south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea | ||
| mediterranean, mediterranean sea the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia | ||
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malta
A country in Europe, an island nation between Italy, Tunisia and Libya. Its capital is Valletta.
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malta
An island belonging to Great Britain, situated in the Mediterranean, 54 miles from the Sicilian coast, and about 200 from Cape Bon, on the African coast. It is strongly fortified around the capital, Valetta, which was built by the Knights of St. John. Malta was colonized by the Carthaginians about 500 B.C., and as early as the first Punic war it was plundered by the Romans, but did not come finally into their possession until 242 B.C. During the 5th century it fell successively under the sway of the Vandals and Goths. The Romans, however, regained it under Belisarius in 533 A.D., and kept possession of it till it was conquered by the Arabs in 870. In 1090, Count Roger of Sicily drove out the Arabs, and established a popular council for the government of the island. Charles of Anjou, after overrunning Sicily, made himself master of it; but after a time, the houses of Aragon and Castile successively held the island. Subsequently, the emperor Charles V. took possession of Malta, and in 1530 granted it to the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, from whom the Turks had recently captured their great stronghold at Rhodes. The knights raised by degrees the stupendous fortifications, and, moreover, spent their large income in beautifying the island in every way. Meanwhile they rendered incessant services to Christendom in the chastisement of the ferocious Barbary pirates. To revenge these acts, the Turks brought immense forces against Malta in 1557, and again in 1565. The siege in the latter year was carried on by the sultan Solyman himself, with the flower of the Ottoman army; but the grand master, La Valette, opposed a heroic resistance, and he was forced to re-embark, with the loss of more than 25,000 of his best troops. The defenders lost 260 knights and 7000 Maltese soldiers; and their gallantry was the theme of admiration throughout the world. After this siege the knights built Valetta. In 1571, they, with the Maltese, behaved most courageously at the battle of Lepanto, where the Turks lost 30,000 men. Though waging perpetual war with the Turks, the knights continued in possession of Malta until 1798, when it surrendered to Napoleon, and received a French garrison. In 1800 it was blockaded by a British squadron, and was forced to surrender to the English, in whose possession it has remained as a dependency.
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Malta is an island country in Europe. It is located near the center of the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily. The capital of Malta is Valletta. About 400,000 people live in Malta. Malta is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Because of this, it has many cities and towns that grew into each other over time. The largest of these is possibly Birkirkara. With more growth, the cities and towns on the island will possibly soon grow into each other and become one big city.
Language.
Malta has two official languages, Maltese and English. Italian is often seen as a third language, because most Maltese television and literature is in Italian. Also, before 1936, Italian was the national language of Malta. Many Maltese people can speak Maltese, English, and Italian, and when talking to each other, change from language to language.
Money.
Malta had its own currency, called the Maltese Lira. The idea of the Lira came from Italy. It is sometimes called the Maltese Pound. This idea of the 'pound' came from the UK. The Maltese currency was one of the biggest currency units in the world.
However, Malta joined the Euro in 2008, and now uses this as its national money.
Malta is not using the Maltese money anymore because in the 2004 Malta became part of Europe, this made some changes example by changing the Maltese money into euros.
Malta is an island, but it's not alone because with it there are Gozo, Comino, and Manuel Island, among others.
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