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REPUBLIC OF MALTA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
Synonyms:
Malta; Republic of Malta
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)
Meronyms (parts of "Republic of Malta"):
capital of Malta; Valetta; Valletta (the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of the island)
Meronyms (members of "Republic of Malta"):
Maltese (a native or inhabitant of Malta)
Holonyms ("Republic of Malta" is a part of...):
Malta (a strategically located island to the south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea)
