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The article for

Mallorca

(das) Mallorca

Mallorca is a proper noun and usually takes no article. When one is needed it is das.

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Meaning

[1] A Spanish island is the largest island of the Balearic Islands in the western Mediterranean

[1] eine spanische Insel; die größte Insel der Balearen im westlichen Mittelmeer

Examples

[1] Mallorca is a very popular German holiday destination

[1] Mallorca ist ein sehr beliebtes deutsches Urlaubsziel.

[1] The Mallorca of the 1950s did not yet know a mass tourism

[1] Das Mallorca der 50er Jahre kannte noch keinen Massentourismus.
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "Together with some employees, Nößler has only just participated in the DART World Cup in Mallorca"

[1] „Gemeinsam mit einigen Mitarbeitern hat Nößler gerade erst an der Dart-WM auf Mallorca teilgenommen.“
Grammar note

The article is needed if "Mallorca" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. normally, no article is used.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ (das) Mallorca —
Genitiv (des Mallorca) (des Mallorcas) Mallorcas —
Dativ (dem) Mallorca —
Akkusativ (das) Mallorca —

Pronunciation

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