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- noun Plural form of
Majorcan .
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Examples
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By early December Chopin had become gravely ill and the Majorcans, terrified of what was known as consumption (tuberculosis today), made life very unpleasant for the group.
Chopin's Small Miracles David Dubal 2010
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Majorcans are getting thoroughly sick of tourists.
Getaway? Go Away! 2008
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The Majorcans are fond of claiming their island as the birthplace of
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 Various
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Almost without exception they were native Majorcans, returning from trips of business or pleasure to the Continent.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 Various
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The Majorcans still have their troubadours, who are hired by languishing lovers to improvise strains of longing or reproach under the windows of the fair, and perhaps the latter may listen with delight; but I know of no place where the Enraged Musician would so soon become insane.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 Various
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Arragon, and so may have easily found their way to England; for surely, if a naturally ceremonious people like the Spaniards needed instruction on such matters from the Majorcans, how much more must colder northerns like ourselves.
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My own slight intercourse with the Majorcans was very pleasant.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 Various
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Good food and medical attendance were hardly to be procured for him; and finally, the villa proprietor, having heard that his tenant was suffering from consumption -- an illness believed to be infectious by the Majorcans -- gave the whole party notice to quit.
Famous Women: George Sand Bertha Thomas
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Its large, perfect grains furnish a flour of such fine quality that the whole produce of the island is sent to Spain for the pastry and confectionery of the cities, while the Majorcans import a cheap, inferior kind in its place.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 Various
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Majorcans, headed by Miguel Angelats, and completely routed, 500 of them being killed.
The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers Philip Gosse 1919
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