Canary Islands

American  

plural noun

1. a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic Ocean, near the NW coast of Africa, comprising two provinces of Spain. 2,894 sq. mi. (7,495 sq. km).

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Canary Islands British  

plural noun

1. a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the NW coast of Africa, forming an Autonomous Community of Spain. Pop: 1 944 700 (2003 est)

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Other Word Forms

• Canarian
  adjective

Example Sentences

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Canary Islands

To find them, researchers traveled to Los Tuxtlas in Mexico and the Canary Islands of Spain.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026

But it is officials on the Canary Islands, where that policy should play out, who are most damning.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

After Barcelona, he visits the Canary Islands on Thursday and Friday where he will focus on immigration as the Atlantic archipelago is a key entry point to Europe for irregular migrants.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

In the Canary Islands later in the trip, the Pope will be joined by Sanchez to honour thousands of migrants who have died trying to reach Europe.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

Spanish and Portuguese sailors searching for that sea route conquered the Canary Islands and the Azores.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson