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Palma

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Pal·ma  (pälmä) also Palma de Mal·lor·ca (d mä-yôrkä, mä-lyôrkä)
A city of western Majorca Island, Spain, on the Bay of Palma, an inlet of the Mediterranean Sea. Population: 383,000.
Palma (Spanish) [ˈpalma]
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(Placename) the capital of the Balearic Islands, on the SW coast of Majorca: a tourist centre. Pop.: 296 754 (1991) Official name Palma de Mallorca
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(Biographies / Palma, Jacopo (?1480-1528) M, Venetian, ARTS AND CRAFTS: painter) Jacopo (jaˈkopo), known as Palma Vecchio, original name Jacopo Negretti. ?1480-1528, Venetian painter, noted esp for his portraits of women


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From Alexandria the route will be taken homeward, calling at Malta, Cagliari (in Sardinia), and Palma (in Majorca), all magnificent harbors, with charming scenery, and abounding in fruits.
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