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Minorca

//mɪˈnɔː(ɹ)kə// name, noun

Definitions

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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