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Maltese cross
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2009
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Mal·tese cross
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n.
1.
a cross with arms of equal length that broaden from the center and have their ends indented in a shallow V-shape.
2.
a plant of the pink family (Lychnis chalcedonica), with small scarlet petals arranged in the shape of a Maltese cross.
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Maltese in Australia: Wanderings through the Maltese-Australian Story from Convict Times to the Present.(Review) (book reviews)
Magazine article from: Journal of Australian Studies; 3/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; Barry York, Maltese in Australia: Wanderings through the Maltese-Australian Story from Convict Times to the Present...15.00. Barry York's latest book on Australia's Maltese was written to coincide with the 50th anniversary of...
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Maltese's loot linked to NWI
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 6/16/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...of the Four Seasons where Betty Loren-Maltese lives and was arrested Friday.(PHOTO...Dowell/Post-Tribune) Betty Loren-Maltese is alleged to have purchased a farm in...stolen from the town of Cicero. Loren-Maltese owns a home in Lakes of the Four Seasons...
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Loren-Maltese still at slots, feds say
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 1/29/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Former Cicero Town President Betty Loren-Maltese is a binge bettor who was at the Vegas...scheduled report date. Attorneys for Loren-Maltese, who has been sentenced to more than...that he reconsider his decision. Loren-Maltese, who owes the government more than...
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Maltese Voices Down Under: Memories of Malta and Gozo and the Voyage to Australia.(Review) (sound recording reviews)
Magazine article from: Journal of Australian Studies; 3/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; Maltese Voices Down Under: Memories of Malta and...Barry York's latest book on Australia's Maltese was written to coincide with the 50th anniversary...Agreement of 1948, under which some 46,500 Maltese came to Australia. It provides an overview...
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Loren-Maltese sounds off Cicero town chief dials radio host, talks about trial
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 8/14/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Cicero Town President Betty Loren-Maltese kept a tough, defiant posture letting...s hands for a third day--Loren- Maltese needed a little love. She didn't turn...Lloyd, one of the WVON callers, Loren- Maltese may have a chance. "Madame president...
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Loren-Maltese jumping fence
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 11/24/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Cicero Village President Betty Loren-Maltese is pulling the party switch, according...sources. Under this scenario, Loren-Maltese would quit the GOP and seek re- election...she seeks re-election under, Loren- Maltese is favored to win another four-year...
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Loren-Maltese is unfazed by all the turmoil
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/3/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...where a weary but undaunted Betty Loren-Maltese summed up her feelings after perhaps the...people outside Cicero think." Loren-Maltese is proud of her blue-collar town and...federal probes escalated when: Loren-Maltese dumped her new, "reform" police chief...
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Loren-Maltese, Moreno to face off in Cicero Town has a colorful, tainted past
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 2/28/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...race. Led by grande dame Betty Loren-Maltese in trademark teased-out hair and false...Capone in the '20s and Frank and Betty Maltese years later now brings Mexican immigrants...70s and '80s, a bookmaker named Frank Maltese, who worked for West Side mob boss Ernest...
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Maltese literature with a view: an interview with Oliver Friggieri.(Q&A)(Interview)
Magazine article from: World Literature Today; 3/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...preserving local languages and cultures. Maltese culture started forming part of this diversity...within a large integrated community, and Maltese writers embraced the concept of their...affecting the small island enormously. Some Maltese see these young men and women as seekers...
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Fr. Fortunato Mizzi's Contributions to Maltese Catholics in Toronto [1].
Magazine article from: Historical Studies; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...smaller immigrant groups, such as the Maltese. This paper attempts to assist in filling...the foundation and development of the Maltese community in Toronto as well as the establishment of the only Maltese national parish in North America, St...
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Maltese Americans
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
...million each year on the island. The Maltese weather and lifestyle also call for afternoon...Ninetysix percent of the population is of Maltese descent, two percent are British, and...other heritages. The chief languages are Maltese, English, and Italian. Ninety-seven...
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The Maltese Falcon
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
THE MALTESE FALCON USA, 1941 Director: John Huston...Publications Script: Huston, John, The Maltese Falcon, New York, 1974. Books: Davay...1994. Luhr, William, editor, The Maltese Falcon: John Huston, Director, New Brunswick...
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Maltese
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
Maltese ETHNONYM: il-Maltin Orientation Identification. Malta and...the uninhabited islets of Filfla and Cominotto, make up the Maltese Archipelago. Location. The Maltese islands lie midway between Gibraltar and the Lebanon, at almost...
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Maltese cross
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...cross with arms of equal length that broaden from the center and have their ends indented in a shallow V-shape. 2. a plant of the pink family ( Lychnis chalcedonica ), with small scarlet petals arranged in the shape of a Maltese cross.
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Maltese cat
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Maltese cat see cat .
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