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Majorca
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Definition:the largest island in the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean. The native language, as on the rest of the Balearic Islands, is Catalan, which is co-official with Spanish.text from Wikipedia, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
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Sergeant Knight knew all about Majorca, and so did Orr, because Yossarian had told them often of such sanctuaries as Spain, Switzerland and Sweden where American fliers could be interned for the duration of the war under conditions of utmost ease and luxury merely by flying there.
Joseph Heller. Catch-22, p.309 (1961)
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An indignant mem sahib in Majorca recounted the tale [...].
Agatha Christie. And Then There Were None. p.197 (1939)
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But though to me and my comrades it had seemed a better plan to send to Majorca for the vessel, as the Moorish lady suggested, we did not dare to oppose him,
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Don Quixote
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