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Balearic

Balearic

1 6.9
Relating to the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea that belong to Spain
  • adjective
: balear
  • Many tourists visit the Balearic Islands each summer to enjoy the beautiful beaches.

Well, you've got you've got to put it in the one of them was from like Barcelona born and she didn't know where the Balearic Islands are.

Examples

  • In warfare itself, the Balearic slingers were invaluable as Light Infantry.

  • In Spain, Catalan is also the vernacular of more than a million people in the autonomous regions of Valencia, the Balearic Islands, and a small part of eastern Aragon.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The cuisine of the Balearic Islands features fresh seafood and traditional Mediterranean dishes.

  • This festival celebrates the unique culture and traditions of the Balearic Islands.

Compounds

Balearic Islands
1 4.1

A group of islands in the western Mediterranean Sea off the east coast of Spain, including Mallorca, Menorca, and Ibiza

Surface Forms

Balearic positive

Morphology

Balearic = Balearic Islands (transparent) = balear + ic

Formed by adding the productive adjective-forming suffix '-ic' to the place name, giving the clear meaning 'relating to the Balearic Islands'.

Etymology

Balearic comes from the name of the Balearic Islands, and that name goes back to an old Greek word ballein meaning 'to throw' because the islands were famous for their slingers. So Balearic describes something that comes from those islands.