Mallorca

[ Spanish mah-lyawr-kah, -yawr-; English mah-yawr-kuh ]

/ Spanish mɑˈlyɔr kɑ, -ˈyɔr-; English mɑˈyɔr kə /

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Words nearby Mallorca

mallet, malleus, Mallia, malling, Mallon, Mallorca, Mallory, mallow, mallow family, mallowpuff, mallowpuff Māori

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How to use Mallorca in a sentence

Together, Mallorca’s restaurants are fashioning a slower, more sustainable form of tourism.
The 17 Essential Mallorca Restaurants|Isabelle Kliger|January 18, 2022|Eater
Princess Cristina has been asked to appear in court in Palma de Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands, on 27 April.
Engulfed by Scandal, Could The Spanish Royal Family Fall?|Tom Sykes|April 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A European agency was independently covering the Mallorca cottage in the same manner.
Gone Fishing|James H. Schmitz
Fabre had constructed a church for the Dominicans at Palma, in Mallorca, between the years 1296 and 1339.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain|George Edmund Street

That came home to me most strongly once, talking to a Catalan after a mountain scramble in the eastern end of Mallorca.
Rosinante to the Road Again|John Dos Passos
No breath of dishonour has reached the name of De Lloseta de Mallorca.
The Grey Lady|Henry Seton Merriman
A small cottage on Mallorca, near the waterfront, was found to be in McAllen's name.
Gone Fishing|James H. Schmitz

British Dictionary definitions for Mallorca

Mallorca

/ (maˈʎɔrka) /

noun

the Spanish name for Majorca

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