Mosta, the Glossary
Mosta (Il-Mosta) is a small but densely populated city in the Northern Region of Malta.[1]
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Armed Forces of Malta
The Armed Forces of Malta (Forzi Armati ta' Malta) is the name given to the combined armed services of Malta.
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Assumption of Mary
The Assumption of Mary is one of the four Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church.
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Attard
Attard (Ħ'Attard) is a town in the Central Region of Malta. Mosta and Attard are local councils of Malta and towns in Malta.
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Axis powers
The Axis powers, originally called the Rome–Berlin Axis and also Rome–Berlin–Tokyo Axis, was a military coalition that initiated World War II and fought against the Allies.
Ċirkewwa
Ċirkewwa is a harbour situated at the northernmost point of Malta.
Basilica
In Ancient Roman architecture, a basilica was a large public building with multiple functions that was typically built alongside the town's forum.
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age was a historical period lasting from approximately 3300 to 1200 BC.
Buġibba
Buġibba (English pronunciation) is a zone within St. Paul's Bay in the Northern Region, Malta. Mosta and Buġibba are towns in Malta.
Burmarrad
Burmarrad is a hamlet in St. Paul's Bay, Malta.
Cassagnabère-Tournas
Cassagnabère-Tournas is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
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Catacombs of Malta
There are hundreds of catacombs in Malta, principally found in Mdina, the former capital of the island.
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Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time (CET; UTC+01:00) during the other part of the year.
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Central European Time
Central European Time (CET) is a standard time of Central, and parts of Western Europe, which is one hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
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Coat of arms of Malta
The coat of arms of Malta is the national coat of arms of the country of Malta.
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Cumbo Tower
The Cumbo Tower (Torri Cumbo) is a villa in the town of Mosta which served as a stronghold during its time.
Districts of Malta
Malta is for non-local government purposes divided into districts as opposed to the local government localities.
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Dolmen
A dolmen or portal tomb is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or "table".
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Fort Mosta
Fort Mosta (formerly written as Fort Musta, Il-Fortizza tal-Mosta) is a polygonal fort in Mosta, Malta.
Giorgio Grognet de Vassé
Giorgio Grognet de Vassé (1774–1862) was a Maltese architect and antiquarian, who is mostly known for designing the Mosta Basilica, popularly known as the Rotunda of Mosta.
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Greenwood Publishing Group
Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. (GPG), also known as ABC-Clio/Greenwood (stylized ABC-CLIO/Greenwood), is an educational and academic publisher (middle school through university level) which is today part of ABC-Clio.
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Heritage Malta
Heritage Malta (Patrimonju Malta) is the Maltese national agency for museums, conservation practice and cultural heritage.
International school
An international school is an institution that promotes education in an international environment or framework.
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Labour Party (Malta)
The Labour Party (Partit Laburista, PL), formerly known as the Malta Labour Party (Partit tal-Ħaddiema, MLP), is one of the two major political parties in Malta, along with the Nationalist Party.
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Lija
Lija (Ħal Lija) is a small village in the Eastern Region of Malta. Mosta and Lija are local councils of Malta and towns in Malta.
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List of country calling codes
Country calling codes, country dial-in codes, international subscriber dialing (ISD) codes, or most commonly, telephone country codes are telephone number prefixes for reaching telephone subscribers in foreign countries or areas via international telecommunication networks.
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List of largest domes
A dome is a self-supporting structural element of architecture that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere.
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List of mayors of places in Malta
List of mayors in every locality of Malta from 1993, when the election of local councils was introduced. Mosta and List of mayors of places in Malta are towns in Malta.
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List of sovereign states
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.
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Local councils of Malta
Since June 30, 1993, Malta has been subdivided into 68 localities, governed by local councils, kunsilli lokali, meaning municipalities or borough, and the considered by the Maltese as the equivalent to a basic village or towns, where appropriate.
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Malta
Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Manuel Magri
Emmanuel Magri (also known as Manuel or Manwel; 27 February 1851, in Valletta – 29 March 1907, in Sfax) was a Maltese ethnographer, archaeologist and writer.
Mary, mother of Jesus
Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus.
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Mġarr
Mġarr (L-Imġarr), formerly known as Mgiarro, is a village in the Northern Region of Malta. Mosta and Mġarr are local councils of Malta and towns in Malta.
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Mellieħa
Mellieħa (il-Mellieħa) is a large village in the Northern Region of Malta. Mosta and Mellieħa are local councils of Malta and towns in Malta.
Millbrae, California
Millbrae is a city located in northern San Mateo County, California, United States.
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Naxxar
Naxxar (In-Naxxar) is a town and local council in the Northern Region of Malta. Mosta and Naxxar are local councils of Malta and towns in Malta.
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Northern Region, Malta
The Northern Region (Reġjun Tramuntana) is one of six regions of Malta.
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Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, historically and colloquially known as the Turkish Empire, was an imperial realm centered in Anatolia that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe, between the early 16th and early 18th centuries.
Pantheon, Rome
The Pantheon (Pantheum,Although the spelling Pantheon is standard in English, only Pantheum is found in classical Latin; see, for example, Pliny, Natural History: "Agrippas Pantheum decoravit Diogenes Atheniensis". See also Oxford Latin Dictionary, s.v. "Pantheum"; Oxford English Dictionary, s.v.: "post-classical Latin pantheon a temple consecrated to all the gods (6th cent.; compare classical Latin pantheum)".
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city of France.
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Pietro Dusina
Pietro Dusina was an Italian Roman Catholic priest from Brescia who was the inquisitor and apostolic delegate to Malta between 1574 and 1575.
Postal codes in Malta
Post codes in Malta are seven-character strings that form part of a postal address in Malta.
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Prehistory
Prehistory, also called pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the first known use of stone tools by hominins million years ago and the beginning of recorded history with the invention of writing systems.
Qawra
Qawra (Il-Qawra) is a zone within St. Paul's Bay in the Northern Region, Malta. Mosta and Qawra are towns in Malta.
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Quality Schools International
Quality Schools International (QSI) is a group of non-profit international schools offering education in the English language, in a number of countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, South and North America.
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Rabat, Malta
Rabat (Ir-Rabat) is a town in the Northern Region of Malta, with a population of 11,497 as of March 2014. Mosta and Rabat, Malta are local councils of Malta and towns in Malta.
Ragusa, Sicily
Ragusa (Rausa; Ragusia) is a city and comune in southern Italy.
Regions of Malta
Malta is subdivided into 6 regions (reġjuni).
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Rotunda of Mosta
The Sanctuary Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady (Santwarju Bażilika ta' Santa Marija), commonly known as the Rotunda of Mosta (Ir-Rotunda tal-Mosta) or the Mosta Dome, is a Roman Catholic parish church and basilica in Mosta, Malta, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary.
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Rough Guides
Founded in 1982, Rough Guides Ltd is a British publisher of print and digital guide book, phrasebooks and inspirational travel reference books, and a provider of personalised trips.
Sister city
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.
Sliema
Sliema (Tas-Sliema) is a town located on the northeast coast of Malta in the Northern Harbour District. Mosta and Sliema are local councils of Malta and towns in Malta.
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Spider web
A spider web, spiderweb, spider's web, or cobweb (from the archaic word coppe, meaning "spider") is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.
St. Paul's Bay
Saint Paul's Bay (San Pawl il-Baħar) is a town located on the northeast coast of Malta in the Northern Region. Mosta and St. Paul's Bay are local councils of Malta and towns in Malta.
The Malta Independent
The Malta Independent is a national newspaper published daily in Malta.
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Wied il-Għasel
Wied il-Għasel (Honey Valley) is a valley in Mosta, in the Northern Region of Malta.
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
Xemxija
Xemxija (Ix-Xemxija, pronounced shem-shee-ya) is a suburb in the western part of St. Paul's Bay in the Northern Region, Malta. Mosta and Xemxija are towns in Malta.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosta
Also known as Il-Mosta, Mosta, Malta.
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