Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun malta

2 senses of malta

Sense 1
Malta, Republic of Malta -- (a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964)
       INSTANCE OF=> country, state, land -- (the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries")

Sense 2
Malta -- (a strategically located island to the south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea)
       INSTANCE OF=> island -- (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)