Minorca

M3I1N1O1R1C3A1
/mɪˈnɔː(ɹ)kə/

proper noun

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

“”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.”

OriginLate Latin Minorca ← Latin Balearis Minor →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Menorca

  1. An island of the Balearic Islands, Spain, east of Mallorca.
nounMinorca (plural Minorcas)

plural Minorcas · alternative Menorca

  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.

Origin

  1. LatinBalearis Minor
  2. Late LatinMinorca
  3. EnglishMinorca

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

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Translations

Arabic مَنُورَقَة
  • مَنُورَقَة (manūraqa)An island of Spain
Basque Menorca
  • MenorcaAn island of Spain
Bulgarian Менорка
  • Менорка (Menorka)An island of Spain
Catalan Menorca
  • MenorcaAn island of Spain
Chinese Mandarin 梅諾卡島 /梅诺卡岛
  • 梅諾卡島 /梅诺卡岛 (Méinuòkǎ dǎo)An island of Spain
Czech Menorca
  • MenorcaAn island of Spain
Danish Menorca
  • MenorcaAn island of Spain
Dutch Minorca
  • MinorcaAn island of Spain
Esperanto Minorko
  • MinorkoAn island of Spain
Estonian Menorca
  • MenorcaAn island of Spain
Finnish Menorca
  • MenorcaAn island of Spain
French Minorque
  • MinorqueAn island of Spain
German Menorca
  • MenorcaAn island of Spain
Greek Μινόρκα
  • Μινόρκα (Minórka)An island of Spain
Hebrew מנורקה
  • מנורקהAn island of Spain
Hungarian Menorca
  • MenorcaAn island of Spain
Irish Mionarca
  • MionarcaAn island of Spain
Italian Minorca
  • MinorcaAn island of Spain
Japanese メノルカ島, ミノルカ島
  • メノルカ島 (menorukatō)An island of Spain
  • ミノルカ島 (minorukatō)An island of Spain
Korean 메노르카 섬
  • 메노르카 섬 (menoreuka seom)An island of Spain
Latin Balearis Minor
  • Balearis MinorAn island of Spain
Latvian Menorka
  • MenorkaAn island of Spain
Lithuanian Menorka
  • MenorkaAn island of Spain
Norwegian Bokmål Menorca
  • MenorcaAn island of Spain
Persian مینورکا
  • مینورکا (minurkâ)An island of Spain
Polish Minorka
  • MinorkaAn island of Spain
Portuguese Minorca, Menorca
  • MinorcaAn island of Spain
  • MenorcaAn island of Spain
Romanian Menorca
  • MenorcaAn island of Spain
Russian Мено́рка, Мино́рка
  • Мено́рка (Menórka)An island of Spain
  • Мино́рка (Minórka)An island of Spain
Slovak Menorca
  • MenorcaAn island of Spain
Spanish Menorca
  • MenorcaAn island of Spain
Swedish Menorca
  • MenorcaAn island of Spain
Turkish Minorka
  • MinorkaAn island of Spain
Ukrainian Мено́рка
  • Мено́рка (Menórka)An island of Spain

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Minorca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Minorca

MLA

“Minorca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Minorca. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Minorca,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Minorca.

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