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

Local media reports say the ship was on its way back to the Canary Islands from the Portuguese island of Madeira when the incident happened.

From BBC

Lentils currently cultivated in the Canary Islands have an unbroken local history that reaches back nearly 2,000 years.

From Science Daily

In a recent Facebook post showing a cruise ship like ours in the Canary Islands, a never-cruiser called it a “floating prison with alcohol.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Since the start of this month, there has generally been a southerly wind bringing a very mild, but cloudy, tropical maritime airmass all the way from the Canary Islands.

From BBC

Since the start of this month there has generally been a southerly wind bringing a very mild, but cloudy, tropical maritime airmass all the way from the Canary Islands.

From BBC