单词 | ibicencan |
释义 | Ibicencann.adj. A. n. A native or inhabitant of Ibiza, an island off the Mediterranean coast of Spain. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Spaniards > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Spain > Balearics Majorcan1661 Minorquin1669 Minorcan1833 Mallorquin1839 Mallorcan1868 Ibicencan1911 1911 J. E. C. Flitch Mediterranean Moods ix. 188 The Ibicencos have never naturalised the guitar. 1952 E. Whelpton Balearics xv. 189 The Ibicencans..were for centuries considered to be savage barbarians. 1969 C. Irving Fake! (1970) xii. 139 He liked the Ibizencos, too, a friendly and dignified island people. B. adj. Of or pertaining to Ibiza, esp. in Ibicencan hound (= Ivicene n. and adj.). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > hound > [noun] > Ibizan hound Ivicene1929 Ibicencan hound1959 Ibizan hound1971 1911 J. E. C. Flitch Mediterranean Moods ix. 199 They sang chiefly in Catalan, and the song had a different character from that of the Ibicenco peasants. 1959 Encounter Oct. 39 The Ibicencan hounds—pale rib-thin beasts. 1970 Globe Mag. (Toronto) 26 Sept. 12/1 There is a native strain of dogs on the island, the Ibicencan hounds, said to be descended from the hunting hounds of the ancient Egyptians. 1972 Times 3 Feb. 25/6 One of the most attractive apartment developments..in typical Ibicenco style. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.adj.1911 |
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