Lewis & Short

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Mĕlĭta, ae, or Mĕlĭtē, ēs, f., = Μελίτη.

  1. I. The isle of Malta, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 46, § 103; Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 92.
  2. II. An island off the coast of Dalmatia, now Meleda, Plin. 3, 26, 30, § 152; Ov. F. 3, 567.
  3. III. A city of Ionia, Vitr. 4, 1.
  4. IV. A city of Cappadocia, Plin. 6, 3, 3, § 8.
  5. V. A seanymph, Verg. A. 5, 825.