Majorca

[ muh-jawr-kuh, -yawr- ]

noun

1. a Spanish island in the W Mediterranean: the largest of the Balearic Islands. 1,405 sq. mi. (3,640 sq. km). : Palma.

Majorca

/ -ˈdʒɔː-; məˈjɔːkə /

noun

1. an island in the W Mediterranean: the largest of the Balearic Islands; tourism. Capital: Palma. Pop: 730 778 (2002 est). Area: 3639 sq km (1465 sq miles) Spanish nameMallorca

Other Words From

• Ma·jorcan adjective noun

Example Sentences

Tributes have been paid to a British couple who died during a flash flood in a mountainous area of Majorca.

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Police searching for a British man believed to have been swept away by flash floods in Majorca say they have found a body.

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“I hadn’t been abroad other than going to Majorca with my family, so to go to America to be picked up in a limo, and be wined and dined was unbelievable,” she recalls.

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The body of a British hiker has been found in Majorca, with another person still missing, after being caught up in flash floods, police on the Spanish island say.

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If you can elbow your way onto one of Majorca’s sunspots this summer, you will witness two unstoppable forces.

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