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Meaning of "Majorcan" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MAJORCAN

Majorcan  [məˈjɔːkən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAJORCAN

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Majorcan is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MAJORCAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Majorcan

Majorca

Majorca, or Mallorca is an island located in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the largest island in the Balearic Islands archipelago, in Spain. The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Cabrera Archipelago is administratively grouped with Majorca. The anthem of Majorca is La Balanguera. Like the other Balearic Islands of Minorca, Ibiza, and Formentera, the island is an extremely popular holiday destination, particularly for tourists from Germany, Ireland, Poland, the Netherlands, the Scandinavian countries, and the United Kingdom. The name derives from Latin insula maior, "larger island"; later Maiorica, "the larger one" in comparison to Minorca, "the smaller one".

Definition of Majorcan in the English dictionary

The definition of Majorcan in the dictionary is a native or inhabitant of Majorca.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAJORCAN


Aachen
ˈɑːkən
Barcan
ˈbɑːkən
barken
ˈbɑːkən
beacon
ˈbiːkən
birken
ˈbɜːkən
darken
ˈdɑːkən
deacon
ˈdiːkən
Durkan
ˈdɜːkən
harken
ˈhɑːkən
Interlaken
ˈɪntəˌlɑːkən
kraken
ˈkrɑːkən
lebkuchen
ˈleɪbˌkuːkən
Lucan
ˈluːkən
Minorcan
mɪˈnɔːkən
mohican
məʊˈhiːkən
Mozambican
ˌməʊzəmˈbiːkən
starken
ˈstɑːkən
subdeacon
ˌsʌbˈdiːkən
toucan
ˈtuːkən
weaken
ˈwiːkən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAJORCAN

Major Mitchell
major orders
major planet
major premise
Major Prophets
Major Rogation
major seventh
major seventh chord
major suit
major term
major-domo
major-generalcy
major-generalship
majorat
Majorca

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAJORCAN

African
African-American
all-American
American
can
Dominican
Duncan
Jamaican
Latin American
Mexican
Moroccan
Native American
North American
pelican
republican
scan
South African
South American
Vatican
Vulcan

Synonyms and antonyms of Majorcan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Majorcan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAJORCAN

Find out the translation of Majorcan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Majorcan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Majorcan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

马略卡岛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mallorquina
570 millions of speakers

English

Majorcan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मजोर्कान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مايوركا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Майорки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Maiorca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Majorcan
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Majorque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Majorcan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mallorquinisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マヨルカ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마요르카
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Majorcan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Majorcan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Majorcan
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेजरकॅन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mayorka
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Maiorca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Majorce
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Майорки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Mallorca
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Μαγιόρκας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Mallorcaanse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Mallorca
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Mallorcas
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Majorcan

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAJORCAN»

The term «Majorcan» is regularly used and occupies the 99.191 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAJORCAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Majorcan» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Majorcan» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Majorcan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAJORCAN»

Discover the use of Majorcan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Majorcan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bread & Oil: Majorcan Culture's Last Stand
Tomás Graves takes this healthy peasant staple as a starting point to explore not only Mediterranean cooking, agriculture, and traditions but also the historical crosscurrents that have rescued this simple dish from disappearing along with ...
Tomás Graves, 2002
2
Murder, Majorcan Style
Mallorcan Inspector Alvarez hopes to have an open-and-shut case after he is called to investigate after an Englishman is found dead in his car in a garage, but the case becomes more complicated when it is discovered that he did not die from ...
Roderic Jeffries, 2012
3
Bungling Pedro & Other Majorcan Tales
Ten tales indigenous to Majorca, an island of Spain.
Alexander Mehdevi, 1970
4
Romance Linguistics 2009: Selected Papers from the 39th ...
1University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign/2University of Arizona It has been claimed that in Majorcan Catalan /b/ tends to be realized as a stop in contexts where Central Catalan /b/ has approximant realizations. Here we test this claim using ...
Sonia Colina, Antxon Olarrea, Ana Maria Carvalho, 2010
5
Majolica and Fayence: Italian, Sicilian, Majorcan, ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Arthur Beckwith, 2012
6
IBN JALDUN: STUDIES
With the emigration of Majorcan cartographers to Italy at its height, the 16th and 17th centuries marked a steep decline of Majorcan map-making. Some cartographer families such as the Prunes remained on the island for generations, but these ...
‎2006
7
A Mediterranean Emporium: The Catalan Kingdom of Majorca
The Catalan Kingdom of Majorca David Abulafia. A particular problem has been the lack of native chronicle sources from the Majorcan kingdom. It is possible that a description, partly in rhyming prose, of the conquest of Mallorca forms the core  ...
David Abulafia, 2002
8
New Trends for Innovation in the Mediterranean Animal Production
I. Gonzalez3 1IBABSA Balearic Institute for Animal Biology, Spain 2IRTA Food Technology, Spain 3IRTA Animal Production, Spain Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of electronic ear tags in Majorcan black pigs in ...
R. Bouche, A. Derkimba, F. Casabianca, 2011
9
Europe at the Seaside: The Economic History of Mass Tourism ...
Antoni Sena Forty Years of Mass Tourism in the Balearic Islands: The Birth of Big Majorcan Chains Tourism in the Balearics has experienced tremendous growth since the 1960s. At the beginning of that decade, in a Europe where air transport  ...
Luciano Segreto, Carles Manera, Manfred Pohl, 2009
10
Contemporary living in an old Majorcan mill:
In this book, Tom Solo's eloquent photographs record this magical building both before and after its conversion, unfolding the tale of its owner's dream household as it slowly materialized before his eyes.
Ottmar Nau, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAJORCAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Majorcan is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Britons are warned by Magaluf police over use of flakka drug which …
One, who had been partying for 18 hours in the Majorcan resort, was "totally disorientated when he reached A&E - complaining about bugs ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Magaluf crackdown: Majorcan resort fails to tell British tourists it has …
The authorities in the Majorcan resort of Magaluf said that wild stag weekends and other group holidays would face a crackdown in 2015 – and ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
3
Summer siestas are compulsory in one Spanish town - My Telegraph
Somewhat disappointingly a Majorcan friend was telling me the other day that siestas should not be a lengthy indulgence but more of a cat nap. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Love Island's rancid relationships will be lucky to last until next month
Unfolding in a desolate footballer's wife Majorcan Lego palace, Love Island brought absolutely nothing new to the table. A kind of Big ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Canary Islands Officials Considering Limiting Visitors to Preserve …
... Magaluf effect," Clavijo told the U.K.'s Times, referring to the popular Majorcan holiday resort. "Lots of people come from Britain and what they ... «TravelPulse, Jul 15»
6
Love Island Final: Max and Jess bag the cash and Jon proposes
Winning couple Max and Jess rode off into the Majorcan sunset with nothing but dreams in their hearts... dreams of a magazine deal. Meanwhile Jon decided ... «The Sun, Jul 15»
7
5 Ways To Jazz Up Your Boring Baked Beans
If you fancy it, though, why not rub some olive oil, tomato and garlic over the bread to make a kind of Pa Am Boli (fancy Majorcan snack a bit like ... «The Debrief, Jul 15»
8
12 of the best: wonderful Wimbledon tennis finals since 1980
Extraordinary five-set drama as the 22-year-old Majorcan with the concussive forehand and indomitable will to win dethrones the Centre Court ... «South Wales Evening Post, Jul 15»
9
Five World Championships to be held as part of Copa del Ray Mapfre
Rafael Carbonell's Rats on Fire has the same record in the Majorcan regatta, winner of the last two editions in ORC 1, who will reach Palma ... «My Sailing, Jul 15»
10
New Boutique Hotel Opens in Alcudia
Mostatxins is Majorcan for Moustache, and folk law says the original owner of the manor house sported a famous wax moustache.” ... «SeeMallorca.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Majorcan [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/majorcan>. May 2024 ».
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