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Minorca

/mɪˈnɔː(ɹ)kə/

Minorca proper noun: an island of the Balearic Islands, Spain, east of Mallorca.

Proper noun

Minorca

  1. An island of the Balearic Islands, Spain, east of Mallorca.

Noun

Minorca (plural Minorcas)

  1. A domestic chicken of a certain breed originating on the island of Menorca.
    • ”Yet another breed which has fallen from grace, more through unwise breeding than any fault of its own is the Minorca. See ref. p.43.

Minorca meaning in Arabic and Persian

Minorca in Arabic

An island of Spain
مَنُورَقَة manūraqa

Minorca in Persian

An island of Spain
مینورکا minurkâ

Forms of Minorca

Proper noun
alternative formMenorca
Noun
pluralMinorcas

Origin of Minorca

From Late Latin Minorca, Minorica, from Latin Balearis Minor. Compare Majorca.

Questions about Minorca

What does Minorca mean?
Minorca means an island of the Balearic Islands, Spain, east of Mallorca.
What is Minorca in Arabic?
Minorca in Arabic is مَنُورَقَة (manūraqa). See Minorca meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Minorca?
Minorca can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Minorca?
Minorca is pronounced /mɪˈnɔː(ɹ)kə/.

Words near Minorca in the dictionary

  1. minoration
  2. minorations
  3. minorative
  4. minoratives
  5. minoratyve
  6. Minorca
  7. Minorcan
  8. Minorcans
  9. Minorcas
  10. minorder
  11. minorders

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