"Mallorca" meaning in Catalan

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Proper name

IPA: [məˈʎɔr.kə] [Balearic, Central], [maˈʎɔɾ.ka] [Valencian]
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

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