Balearic Islands

[bal-ee-ar-ik]

Bal·e·ar·ic Is·lands

[bal-ee-ar-ik]
plural noun
a group of islands including Iviza, Majorca, and Minorca, and constituting a province of Spain in the W Mediterranean Sea. 558,287; 1936 sq. mi. (5015 sq. km). Capital: Palma.
Spanish, Ba·le·a·res [bah-le-ah-res] .
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Balearic Islands has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
given to using long words.
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Balearic Islands (ˌbælɪˈærɪk)
 
pl n
Spanish name: Baleares a group of islands in the W Mediterranean, consisting of Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza, Formentera, Cabrera, and 11 islets: a province of Spain. Capital: Palma, on Majorca. Pop: 1 071 500 (2003 est). Area: 5012 sq km (1935 sq miles)

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