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Majorcan, n. and a.|məˈdʒɔːkən, məˈjɔːkən|
Also 7 Majorkine.
[f. Majorca the name of one of the Balearic Islands + -an.]
a. n. A native or inhabitant of Majorca.
b. adj. Of or pertaining to Majorca. Cf. Mallorcan n. and a., Mallorquin n. and a.
1697H. Maundrell Jrnl. 27 Apr. in Journey from Aleppo (1703) 123 We..were very courteously receiv'd by the Guardian, Father Raphael, a Majorkine by birth. 1848E. J. Sabine tr. A. von Humboldt's Cosmos II. 147 One maritime people after another, Phoenicians,.. Majorcans,.. and Spaniards, made successive efforts to penetrate onwards in the Atlantic Ocean. 1858Leisure Hour 18 Feb. 103/2 This Majorcan driver said he had always thought a Protestant meant ‘somebody who does not accept the Bible’. 1873Gentl. Mag. Feb. 219 The family of Napoleon I. was originally native of that island i.e. Majorcan. 1876C. T. Bidwell Balearic Islands 105 Myrtle-covered posts, in the use of which the Majorcans display natural skill. Ibid. 111 Majorcan carpets and matting cover the floors. 1935J. A. Fraser Spain & W. Country ix. 106 The five following treatises of the great Majorcan [sc. Ramon Lull]. 1965New Statesman 14 May 766/3 There is some farcical reporting of Majorcan dialogue. Ibid. 767/1 The Majorcans believe in being ‘formal’ as the Spaniards also do. 1973Times 2 June 13/7 A Majorcan official remarked that the British went about as though they owned the country. |