Malta meaning
EN
[ˈmɔːl.tə] [ˈmɑl.tə] [ˈmɔl.tə] [-ɔːltə] 
US WMalta
- Malta (/ˈmɒltə/; Maltese: [ˈmɐltɐ]), officially the Republic of Malta (Maltese: Repubblika ta' Malta), is a Southern European island country comprising an archipelago of a few islands in the Mediterranean Sea.
- Malta's location has historically given it great strategic importance as a naval base, and a succession of powers, including the Phoenicians, Romans, Moors, Normans, Sicilians, Spanish, Knights of St. John, French and British, have ruled the islands.
- Malta was awarded the George Cross by King George VI in 1942, for the country's bravery in the Second World War. The George Cross continues to appear on Malta's national flag.
EN malta 
- Proper nounPREmal-
- A European country in the Mediterranean Sea. Official name: Republic of Malta.
- The largest island of the Maltese Archipelago.
- A European country in the Mediterranean Sea. Official name: Republic of Malta.
Definition of Malta in English Dictionary
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- fr Maltais
- fr Maltaise
- fr Maltaises
- en Malta Island
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "Malta" is a noun, more specifically, a proper noun.