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Pronunciation / Transliteration: mǎ lüè kǎ
"马略卡是地中海著名的旅游胜地。"
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The largest island of the Balearic Islands archipelago in Spain, located in the Mediterranean Sea, renowned for its resort beaches, sheltered coves, and limestone mountains.
"They spent their summer vacation exploring the historic towns and scenic coastlines of Mallorca." - 2
A sweet, spiral-shaped pastry originating from the island, commonly dusted with powdered sugar.
"For breakfast, she enjoyed a freshly baked mallorca with a cup of cafe con leche."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin insula maior, meaning 'larger island', in contrast to menor ('smaller'), which gave rise to the neighboring island of Menorca. Over centuries of Romance language evolution in the Balearic Islands, the term shifted into Majorca and the local Catalan form Mallorca, eventually being adopted globally as a major Mediterranean destination name.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mallorca" is said worldwide
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Majorque
Transliteration: ma-jork
"Ils ont passé leurs vacances à Majorque."
Mallorca
Transliteration: ma-ˈlɔʁ-ka
"Mallorca ist das beliebteste Reiseziel der Deutschen."
Maiorca
Transliteration: ma-ˈjɔr-ka
"Siamo stati in vacanza a Maiorca l'estate scorsa."
Mallorca
Transliteration: ma-ˈʎoɾ-ka
"Mallorca es la isla más grande de las Baleares."
Maiorca
Transliteration: maj-ˈɔɾ-kɐ
"Maiorca é uma ilha lindíssima no mar Mediterrâneo."
मलोर्का
Transliteration: malorka
"हम गर्मियों में मलोर्का घूमने जा रहे हैं।"
马略卡
Transliteration: mǎ lüè kǎ
"马略卡是地中海著名的旅游胜地。"
마요르카
Transliteration: mayoreuka
"우리는 이번 휴가에 마요르카로 여행을 떠난다."
マヨルカ
Transliteration: mayoruka
"マヨルカ島は美しいビーチで有名です。"
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