Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of western Majorca Island, Spain, on the Bay of Palma, an inlet of the Mediterranean Sea.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The palm of the hand of man, or the corresponding part of the manus of other animals.
- noun In entomology: The enlarged first joint of the front tarsus of a bee, the remaining joints being called
digiti , or fingers. - noun The tarsus of an insect when it is dilated and densely covered with hairs beneath, as in many Coleoptera.
- noun The general name, in tropical countries colonized by Spaniards, of palms and palm-like plants and trees.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A city and port in
Majorca , capital of theBalearic Islands
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Examples
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After hitting an all-time low with Redacted, Brian De Palma is heading back to the 1960's to investigate more murders.
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The flight plan brings you directly over the Rio Chico valley, and I was able to take in La Palma from the air.
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Brian De Palma is at his crazy best in this disturbing bloodbath with one of the most terrifying murder sequences (in split screen, no less!) ever.
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We're also going up the coast to see my suegra in Palma Sola.
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We're also going up the coast to see my suegra in Palma Sola.
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We've been unable to reach my in-laws in Palma Sola in Veracruz for months now.
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We're also going up the coast to see my suegra in Palma Sola.
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We're also going up the coast to see my suegra in Palma Sola.
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We're also going up the coast to see my suegra in Palma Sola.
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We've been unable to reach my in-laws in Palma Sola in Veracruz for months now.
New phone numbers 2006
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