Majorcanadj.n.

Brit.

/məˈjɔːkən/,

/məˈdʒɔːkən/, U.S.

/məˈjɔrkən/,

/məˈdʒɔrkən/

Forms: 1600s Majorkin, 1600s Majorkine, 1600s Mayerkine, 1700s– Majorcan.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Majorca , -an suffix.

Etymology: < Majorca, the name of the largest of the Balearic Islands, in the western Mediterranean (Spanish Mallorca ; late 16th cent. in English in form Maiorque ; ultimately < post-classical Latin Maiorica (5th cent.) < classical Latin maior major adj. + -ica (as in Armorica : see Armorican adj.)) + -an suffix. The 17th-cent. quots. appear to preserve the suffix of Spanish Mallorquin Mallorquin n. and adj. Compare French majorquin, majorcain (as noun and adjective, late 19th cent.).

A. adj.

Of or relating to Majorca.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Iberian peninsula and islands > [adjective] > Majorca

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c1625 Partiall Law (1908) ii. ii. 30 Philocres the Majorcan Prince.

1858 Leisure Hour 18 Feb. 103/2 This Majorcan driver said he had always thought a Protestant meant ‘somebody who does not accept the Bible’.

1873 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 219 The family of Napoleon I. was originally native of that island i.e. Majorcan.

1965 New Statesman 14 May 766/3 There is some farcical reporting of Majorcan dialogue.

1992 Face (BNC) Sept. 27 Toni presides as manager and king of Majorcan clubland.

B. n.

A native or inhabitant of Majorca.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Spaniards > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Spain > Balearics

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Ibicencan1911

1661 T. Allin Jrnl. 28 July (1939) (modernized text) I. 42 He had met 4 Majorcans [MS Mayerkines] without the Straits.

1684 London Gaz. No. 1944/3 The Majorkins have taken three French Barks laden with Corn.

a1701 H. Maundrell Journey Aleppo to Jerusalem (1703) 123 We..were very courteously receiv'd by the Guardian Father Raphael a Majorkine by birth.

1715 London Gaz. No. 5323/2 Some peaceable Method of Accommodation between the King and the Majorcans is in Treaty.

1848 E. J. Sabine tr. A. von Humboldt Cosmos II. 147 One maritime people after another, Phoenicians,..Majorcans,..and Spaniards, made successive efforts to penetrate onwards in the Atlantic Ocean.

1876 C. T. Bidwell Balearic Islands 105 Myrtle-covered posts, in the use of which the Majorcans display natural skill.

1876 C. T. Bidwell Balearic Islands 111 Majorcan carpets and matting cover the floors.

1935 J. A. Fraser Spain & W. Country ix. 106 The five following treatises of the great Majorcan [sc. Ramon Lull].

1965 New Statesman 14 May 767/1 The Majorcans believe in being ‘formal’ as the Spaniards also do.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	majorcan
释义	Majorcanadj.n. Brit. /məˈjɔːkən/, /məˈdʒɔːkən/, U.S. /məˈjɔrkən/, /məˈdʒɔrkən/ Forms: 1600s Majorkin, 1600s Majorkine, 1600s Mayerkine, 1700s– Majorcan. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Majorca , -an suffix. Etymology: < Majorca, the name of the largest of the Balearic Islands, in the western Mediterranean (Spanish Mallorca ; late 16th cent. in English in form Maiorque ; ultimately < post-classical Latin Maiorica (5th cent.) < classical Latin maior major adj. + -ica (as in Armorica : see Armorican adj.)) + -an suffix. The 17th-cent. quots. appear to preserve the suffix of Spanish Mallorquin Mallorquin n. and adj. Compare French majorquin, majorcain (as noun and adjective, late 19th cent.). A. adj. Of or relating to Majorca. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Iberian peninsula and islands > [adjective] > Majorca Majorcanc1625 Mallorcan1868 Mallorquin1869 c1625 Partiall Law (1908) ii. ii. 30 Philocres the Majorcan Prince. 1858 Leisure Hour 18 Feb. 103/2 This Majorcan driver said he had always thought a Protestant meant ‘somebody who does not accept the Bible’. 1873 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 219 The family of Napoleon I. was originally native of that island i.e. Majorcan. 1965 New Statesman 14 May 766/3 There is some farcical reporting of Majorcan dialogue. 1992 Face (BNC) Sept. 27 Toni presides as manager and king of Majorcan clubland. B. n. A native or inhabitant of Majorca. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Spaniards > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Spain > Balearics Majorcan1661 Minorquin1669 Minorcan1833 Mallorquin1839 Mallorcan1868 Ibicencan1911 1661 T. Allin Jrnl. 28 July (1939) (modernized text) I. 42 He had met 4 Majorcans [MS Mayerkines] without the Straits. 1684 London Gaz. No. 1944/3 The Majorkins have taken three French Barks laden with Corn. a1701 H. Maundrell Journey Aleppo to Jerusalem (1703) 123 We..were very courteously receiv'd by the Guardian Father Raphael a Majorkine by birth. 1715 London Gaz. No. 5323/2 Some peaceable Method of Accommodation between the King and the Majorcans is in Treaty. 1848 E. J. Sabine tr. A. von Humboldt Cosmos II. 147 One maritime people after another, Phoenicians,..Majorcans,..and Spaniards, made successive efforts to penetrate onwards in the Atlantic Ocean. 1876 C. T. Bidwell Balearic Islands 105 Myrtle-covered posts, in the use of which the Majorcans display natural skill. 1876 C. T. Bidwell Balearic Islands 111 Majorcan carpets and matting cover the floors. 1935 J. A. Fraser Spain & W. Country ix. 106 The five following treatises of the great Majorcan [sc. Ramon Lull]. 1965 New Statesman 14 May 767/1 The Majorcans believe in being ‘formal’ as the Spaniards also do. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.c1625
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