"Mallorca" meaning in Catalan

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Proper name

IPA: [məˈʎɔr.kə] [Balearic, Central], [maˈʎɔɾ.ka] [Valencia]
Etymology: From Late Latin Maiorica, from Latin maior (“larger”), because the island is larger than Menorca. The change from -i- to -ll- is a hypercorrection against the iodització of the Mallorcan dialect of Catalan. Etymology templates: {{der|ca|LL.|Maiorica}} Late Latin Maiorica, {{der|ca|la|maior||larger}} Latin maior (“larger”) Head templates: {{ca-proper noun|f}} Mallorca f
  1. Mallorca Wikipedia link: en:Balearic_Catalan#Features Tags: feminine Categories (place): Islands Derived forms: mallorquí, mallorquina, mallorquinisme, mallorquinista
    Sense id: en-Mallorca-ca-name-sMs5xB38 Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries
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        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "Maiorica"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin Maiorica",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
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        "4": "",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Late Latin Maiorica, from Latin maior (“larger”), because the island is larger than Menorca. The change from -i- to -ll- is a hypercorrection against the iodització of the Mallorcan dialect of Catalan.",
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        "1": "f"
      },
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      "name": "ca-proper noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ca",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Catalan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "ca",
          "name": "Islands",
          "orig": "ca:Islands",
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            "Names",
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            "Terms by semantic function",
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            "Lemmas"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "mallorquí"
        },
        {
          "word": "mallorquina"
        },
        {
          "word": "mallorquinisme"
        },
        {
          "word": "mallorquinista"
        }
      ],
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        "Mallorca"
      ],
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      "links": [
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "en:Balearic_Catalan#Features"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[məˈʎɔr.kə]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Central"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maˈʎɔɾ.ka]",
      "tags": [
        "Valencia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Mallorca"
}
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      "word": "mallorquí"
    },
    {
      "word": "mallorquina"
    },
    {
      "word": "mallorquinisme"
    },
    {
      "word": "mallorquinista"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "ca",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "Maiorica"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin Maiorica",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "la",
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        "4": "",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Late Latin Maiorica, from Latin maior (“larger”), because the island is larger than Menorca. The change from -i- to -ll- is a hypercorrection against the iodització of the Mallorcan dialect of Catalan.",
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      },
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      "name": "ca-proper noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ca",
  "pos": "name",
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        "Catalan feminine nouns",
        "Catalan lemmas",
        "Catalan proper nouns",
        "Catalan terms derived from Late Latin",
        "Catalan terms derived from Latin",
        "Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ca:Islands"
      ],
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      ],
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      ],
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "en:Balearic_Catalan#Features"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[məˈʎɔr.kə]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Central"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maˈʎɔɾ.ka]",
      "tags": [
        "Valencia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Mallorca"
}

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