Mallorcann.adj.
/məˈjɔːk(ə)n/, /məˈljɔːk(ə)n/, /məˈlɔːk(ə)n/, U.S. /məˈjɔrkən/, /məˈlɔrkən/, /mɑˈjɔrkən/, /mɑˈlɔrkən/ A. n.
1. = Majorcan n.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Spaniards > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Spain > Balearics
Majorcan1661
Minorquin1669
Minorcan1833
Mallorquin1839
Mallorcan1868
Ibicencan1911
1868 H. O'Shea Guide to Spain & Portugal (ed. 3) 341/1 The inhabitants, especially the Mallorcans, are an honest, interesting..people.
1954 T. Maynard Long Road of Father Serra (1956) i. 13 Not all Mallorcans were so pious as the Serras.
2. = Mallorquin n. 2.
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the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > postulated Italo-Celtic > Romance > Catalan > dialects of
Mallorcan1868
Mallorquin1868
Valencian1933
1868 H. O'Shea Guide to Spain & Portugal (ed. 3) 342/2 There is great similarity between Mallorcan and the Languedocian patois of Montpellier.
1991 Antiquity 65 997/1 Could it be connected with the prehistory of the milking-gate (strunga, cf...Mallorcan s'aprés).
B. adj.
= Majorcan adj.
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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Iberian peninsula and islands > [adjective] > Majorca
Majorcanc1625
Mallorcan1868
Mallorquin1869
1868 H. O'Shea Guide to Spain & Portugal (ed. 3) 343/1 The learned Scaliger expatiates on the excellence of the Mallorcan pottery.
1927 N. L. Duryea Mallorca i. 6 Oriental eyes brood in Mallorcan faces.
1954 T. Maynard Long Road of Father Serra (1956) i. 17 The beauty of the Mallorcan scene.
1991 Harpers & Queen Oct. 15 The old style Mallorcan houses, with their pastel-shaded façades.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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