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English
Etymology
From Late Latin Minorca, Minorica, from Latin Balearis Minor. Compare Majorca.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Minorca
- One of the Balearic Islands of Spain.
- Coordinate terms: Ibiza, Formentera, Majorca
- A breed of poultry.
- ”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.
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References
- 1962: C.Arthur Pearson. Pictorial Poultry-Keeping. Cox & Wyman Ltd (2nd ed.)
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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin Minorca, from Latin [īnsula] minor (literally “smaller island”). Compare Maiorca.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Minorca f
- Minorca (one of the Balearic Islands)