(mə-jôrˈkə, -yôrˈ-) also Mal·lor·ca(mä-yôrˈkä, -lyôrˈ-)
An island of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea off the east-central coast of the mainland. The largest of the Balearic Islands, it was the center of an independent kingdom from 1276 until 1343. Tourism is its major industry.