Minorca

[ mi-nawr-kuh ]

/ mɪˈnɔr kə /

noun

Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).

one of a Mediterranean breed of white-skinned chickens.

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Examples from the Web for minorca

I yesterday received your letters of the 7th and 9th ultimo, by the Delight, from Minorca.
Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II|Sir John Ross
I know a chap who lives in Minorca because he has not got any money.
Is He Popenjoy?|Anthony Trollope
As a subaltern he saw service in Minorca in 1798 and at Malta in 1800.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4|Various
Spain kept Minorca; and the Floridas were given up to her—better terms than she had a right to expect.
A History of England, Period III.|Rev. J. Franck Bright

Must we give up whatever the French please to desire in America, besides the cession of Minorca in perpetuity?
The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son|The Earl of Chesterfield

British Dictionary definitions for minorca

Minorca

/ (mɪˈnɔːkə) /

noun

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 name: Menorca

a breed of light domestic fowl with glossy white, black, or blue plumage

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