republic of malta

English Thesaurus

1. a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 (noun.location)

instance hypernym	:	country, land, state,
definition	:	the territory occupied by a nation (noun.location)

part holonym	:	capital of malta, valetta, valletta,
definition	:	the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of the island (noun.location)

part meronym	:	malta,
definition	:	a strategically located island to the south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea (noun.location)

member holonym	:	maltese,
definition	:	a native or inhabitant of Malta (noun.person)