Minorcan

American  

[mi-nawr-kuhn] / mɪˈnɔr kən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Minorca.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Minorca.

minorcan British  

/ mɪˈnɔːkən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Minorca or its inhabitants

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Minorca

Etymology

Origin of Minorcan

1750–60; Minorc(a) + -an

Example Sentences

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

Those who survived the journey and a decade of hardship became a vibrant community in St. Augustine that still celebrates its Minorcan roots.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2012

An American couple, Dick and Patrick, who have owned an old farmhouse on the island since 1971, were a font of Minorcan historical knowledge.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2012

He grew busier and busier and richer and richer�through cargoes of Cornish tin, Cotswold and Minorcan wool, Milanese armor and iron spurs.

From Time Magazine Archive

For the keeper's wife, in spite of her black eyes, was not a Minorcan; not even a Southerner.

From Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches by Woolson, Constance Fenimore