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. Spanish name: Mallorca. 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)

Other Word Forms

• Majorcan adjective

Example Sentences

The trip to Nadal's academy in Majorca came after Zverev's first-round exit at Wimbledon, where he opened up about receiving psychological help to get "out of the hole" he was in.

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Although initially it appeared to have been successful, she started to experience severe pain a year later while on holiday in Majorca.

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Daisy Robson took her five-year-old daughter out of reception class in June to go on a family holiday to Majorca because the savings of going in term-time outweighed the cost of a fine.

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A young couple were drowned in flash floods while on a hiking holiday in Majorca, an inquest has heard.

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The temperature of the sea surface regularly passed 30C off the coast of Majorca and elsewhere in late June and early July, in places six or seven degrees above usual.

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