Nouns

(n)Maltesea native or inhabitant of Malta
(n)Maltese, Maltese language, Malti, Malti languagethe national language of the Republic of Malta; a Semitic language derived from Arabic but with many loan words from Italian, Spanish, and Norman-French
(n)Maltese, Maltese cata term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat
(n)Maltese dog, Maltese terrier, Maltesebreed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat

Adjectives

(a)Malteseof or relating to the island or republic of Malta or its inhabitants“Maltese customs officers”