Minorcan
adjective
of or relating to Minorca.
Minorcan
American
[mi-nawr-kuhn]
/ mɪˈnɔr kən /
adjective
noun
minorcan
British
/ mɪˈnɔːkən /
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Minorcan
Example Sentences
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The most important dish of this culinary journey is the Minorcan soup, an ancient recipe going back to the Spanish island in the Mediterranean brought here centuries ago along with the Spaniard influx.
From Washington Times • Feb. 5, 2017
The Minorcan group consisted of 1,400 indentured servants brought over in 1768.
From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2012
The oyster po’boy and Minorcan clam chowder at the Florida Cracker Cafe in Saint Augustine.
From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2011
Over 4,000 years of its inhabited history, Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Arabs, French and British have come and left their various imprints on Minorcan life, enriching its language and architecture.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Minorcan skipper was satisfied that no man ever before performed so daring an exploit.
From Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver by Mayer, Brantz
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