how to pronounce maltese

/mɑlˈtiz/

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maltese is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of maltese in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… for quail the Maltese government brushed …”

meanings of maltese

noun:

An inhabitant or a resident of Malta.
A small breed of dog with a long silky coat.
The Semitic language of Malta.

adjective:

Of or pertaining to Malta or its language.

maltese frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word maltese occurs in english on average 1.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics maltese can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that maltese can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;