Balearic Islands

[ bal-ee-ar-ik ]

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plural noun

a group of islands including Ibiza, Majorca, and Minorca, and constituting a province of Spain in the W Mediterranean Sea. 1,936 sq. mi. (5,015 sq. km). : Palma.

Balearic Islands

/ ˌbælɪˈærɪk /

a group of islands in the W Mediterranean, consisting of Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza, Formentera, Cabrera, and 11 islets: a province of Spain. Capital: Palma, on Majorca. Pop: 1 071 500 (2003 est). Area: 5012 sq km (1935 sq miles) Spanish nameBalearesbaleˈares

Princess Cristina has been asked to appear in court in Palma de Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands, on 27 April.

The former regional premier of the Balearic Islands, Jaume Matas, has been indicted and is now free on a €3 million bond.

It is said that this kind of soil is also found in the Balearic Islands.

The manufacture spread over the Balearic Islands, and among the populations that border the Mediterranean.

Formentera was at once recognized by Servadac and the count as the name of one of the smallest of the Balearic Islands.

The corsair retaliated by leading what remained of his navy on a plundering raid to the Balearic Islands.

Some years ago the Balearic Islands were also thought to have produced this pottery.

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