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Ibicencan, n. and a.|ɪbɪˈθɛŋkən|
Also Ibicenco, Ibizenco.
[f. Sp. ibicenca native or inhabitant of Ibiza, ibicenco pertaining to Ibiza + -an.]
A. n. A native or inhabitant of Ibiza, an island off the Mediterranean coast of Spain.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to Ibiza, esp. in Ibicencan hound (= Ivicene n.).
1911J. E. C. Flitch Mediterranean Moods ix. 188 The Ibicencos have never naturalised the guitar. Ibid. 199 They sang chiefly in Catalan, and the song had a different character from that of the Ibicenco peasants. 1952E. Whelpton Balearics xv. 189 The Ibicencans..were for centuries considered to be savage barbarians. 1959Encounter Oct. 39 The Ibicencan hounds—pale rib-thin beasts. 1969C. Irving Fake! (1970) xii. 139 He liked the Ibizencos, too, a friendly and dignified island people. 1970Globe Mag. (Toronto) 26 Sept. 12/1 There is a native strain of dogs on the island, the Ibicencan hounds, said to be descended from the hunting hounds of the ancient Egyptians. 1972Times 3 Feb. 25/6 One of the most attractive apartment developments..in typical Ibicenco style. |