Maltese
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- noun
- /mɔːlˈtiːz/
- The Maltese dog is known for its long, silky white coat and playful personality.
- a Maltese dog
- a white Maltese
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Watch on YouTubeNow, you could bring dogs because I've got a little Maltese, Shih Tzu cross, they call it a shit Maltese.
- Now, you could bring dogs because I've got a little Maltese, Shih Tzu cross, they call it a shit Maltese.
Examples
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Meet Zoey, Judy's little Maltese who joined the family in late August 2009.
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An old man was walking his Maltese and stopped so the dog could lift its leg on the green strip of grass near the curb.
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Many wealthy Roman families kept a Maltese dog or three.
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The Maltese is a small breed of dog in the toy group.
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The event had a group from a Great Dane rescue that had a Maltese they had found.
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They're very clever, these Maltese.
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A friend of mine adopted a Maltese from a "mutt mania" shelter adoption event.
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Their nine-month-old Maltese named Lebron was snatched up right in front of their home on Monday, and the crime was caught on camera.
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Dogs are permitted, so I took my 10-lb Maltese-poodle, Daisy, although she had to be on a leash no longer than 6 feet.
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My sidekick is a 3-year-old Maltese-poodle named Daisy, so many of my hikes are dog-friendly.
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Synonyms
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A very small dog with long, straight white silky fur
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A small pet dog with long silky white hair
Compounds
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A cross with four equal arms shaped like broad arrowheads that meet at the center
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Etymology
Maltese for the small white dog comes from the island Malta, where this kind of dog has a long history. So a Maltese dog is literally a little dog 'from Malta'.