Minorca

[ mi-nawr-kuh ]

noun

1. Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
2. one of a Mediterranean breed of white-skinned chickens.

Minorca

/ mɪˈnɔːkə /

noun

1. an island in the W Mediterranean, northeast of Majorca: the second largest of the Balearic Islands. Chief town: Mahón. Pop: 78 796 (2002 est). Area: 702 sq km (271 sq miles) Spanish nameMenorca
2. a breed of light domestic fowl with glossy white, black, or blue plumage

Example Sentences

The court found Byng guilty of negligence in not having done his utmost in the endeavour to relieve Minorca.

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Before he proceeded to his station he sailed with a large convoy for Gibraltar and Minorca.

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It was not within his province to decide whether Minorca or Naples was the more important.

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In the sea-fight off Minorca, in 1756, a gunner had his right hand shot off, just as he was going to fire off a gun.

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France indeed won nothing in the treaties with which the war ended; Spain gained only Florida and Minorca.

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