Balearic

adjective

Bal·​e·​ar·​ic

¦balē¦arik,

ēk,

also -¦er- sometimes bəˈlir-

: of or relating to the Balearic Islands

Word History

Etymology

Latin Baliaricus, Balearicus of the Balearic islands, from Greek Baliarikos, from Baliareis Balearic islands + -ikos -ic

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