Valetta, a fortress city, the capital of Malta, on a promontory on the NE. coast of the island, between two bays; the streets are steep, and the harbour is strongly fortified; it contains several fine buildings, a cathedral, the palace of the Grand-Masters of the Knights Templar, and the hospital of St. John; there is also a university and a large public library.
Population (circa 1900) given as 62,000.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
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