Minorcan

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Mi·nor·ca¹ (m

-nôr

) also Me·nor·ca (m

-nôr

, m

-nôr

kä)

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·ca² (m

-nôr

)

A domestic fowl of a breed originating in the Mediterranean region and having white or black plumage.

[After Minorca¹.]

Minorcan [mɪˈnɔːkən]

adj

(Placename) of or relating to Minorca or its inhabitants

(Placename) a native or inhabitant of Minorca

Translations

Minorcan

adj → menorkinisch

n → Menorkiner(in) m(f)

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