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Minorca

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Mi·nor·ca 1  (m-nôrk) also Me·nor·ca (m-nôrk, m-nôrkä)
A Spanish island in the Balearics of the western Mediterranean Sea. Held by the British and the French at various times during the 18th century, it was a Loyalist stronghold in the Spanish Civil War.
Mi·norcan adj. & n.
Mi·nor·ca 2  (m-nôrk)
n.
A domestic fowl of a breed originating in the Mediterranean region and having white or black plumage.
[After Minorca1.]
Minorca [mɪˈnɔːkə]
n
1. (Placename) an island in the W Mediterranean, northeast of Majorca: the second largest of the Balearic Islands. Chief town: Mahón. Pop.: 55 500 (latest est.). Area: 702 sq. km (271 sq. miles) Spanish name Menorca
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a breed of light domestic fowl with glossy white, black, or blue plumage
Translations
Minorca [mɪˈnɔːkə] N → Menorca f
Minorca [mɪˈnɔːrkə] n → Minorque f
Minorca
n → Menorca nt
Minorca [mɪˈnɔːkə] n → Minorca
Minorca [mɪˈnɔːkə] n → Minorca


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Maimie was quite surprised to see that a number of other tall trees were doing the same sort of thing, and she stole away to the Baby Walk and crouched observantly under a Minorca Holly which shrugged its shoulders but did not seem to mind her.
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Maimie was quite surprised to see that a number of other tall trees were doing the same sort of thing and she stole away to the Baby Walk and crouched observantly under a Minorca Holly which shrugged its shoulders but did not seem to mind her.
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