Palma

[pahl-mah]

noun

1. Also called Palma de Mallorca. a seaport in and the capital of the Balearic Islands, on W Majorca.

2. one of the Canary Islands, off the NW coast of Africa. 281 sq. mi. (728 sq. km). Santa Cruz de la Palma.

Palma

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/ ˈpalma /

noun

1. Official name: Palma de Mallorca. the capital of the Balearic Islands, on the SW coast of Majorca: a tourist centre. Pop: 367 277 (2003 est)

Palma

²

/ ˈpalma /

noun

1. Jacopo (jaˈkopo), known as Palma Vecchio, original name Jacopo Negretti. ?1480–1528, Venetian painter, noted esp for his portraits of women

Example Sentences

Generally, it can take between five and seven years to build a new chip factory, according to Ramiro Palma, a managing director at Boston Consulting Group who specializes in the technology industry.

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Generally, it can take between five and seven years to build a new chip factory, according to Ramiro Palma, a managing director at Boston Consulting Group who specializes in the technology industry.

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That also means this week’s Fed decision will likely focus on maintaining a more cautious view toward growth risks, said Jeffrey Palma, head of multi-asset and macro research at Cohen & Steers.

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At times, “Mr. Scorsese” feels like a very long, and notably star-studded, bonus features reel, in which the director and longtime friends and collaborators including Thelma Schoonmaker, Robert De Niro, Nicholas Pileggi, Brian De Palma, Steven Spielberg, Leonardo DiCaprio and Daniel Day-Lewis discuss the evolution of Scorsese’s work and their admiration of it.

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Islamic insurgents killed three people and kidnapped 11 children in new attacks in northern Mozambique Friday, including on Palma, a key town in a major international gas hub, locals said.

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