Palma

American  

[pahl-mah] / ˈpɑl mɑ /

noun

1. Also called Palma de Mallorca.  a seaport in and the capital of the Balearic Islands, on W Majorca.

2. one of the Canary Islands, off the NW coast of Africa. 281 sq. mi. (728 sq. km). Santa Cruz de la Palma.

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Palma ¹ British  

/ ˈpalma /

noun

1. Official name: Palma de Mallorca.  the capital of the Balearic Islands, on the SW coast of Majorca: a tourist centre. Pop: 367 277 (2003 est)

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Palma ² British  

/ ˈpalma /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Fullerton 11, La Palma Kennedy 1: Noah Wise recorded six strikeouts in three innings for Fullerton.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

There were other filmmaking upstarts at the time—including Brian De Palma and Paul Schrader, both of whom spoke with Mr. Fischer—but these directors stay on the sidelines in this telling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Fans of the classic, artfully made thrillers of Alfred Hitchcock and Brian De Palma will find themselves gripped by the film from the start.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

In early 2008, and again in early 2018, a disease killed about 93% of D. africanum off Tenerife and La Palma, and about 90% off the islands of neighboring Madeira.

From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2025

When I was halfway back to my classroom, a weird thought occurred to me: If Annette hadn’t told Miss Palma, then who had?

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick