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

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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

Pope Leo is also due to visit the Canary Islands with Prime Minister Sánchez later in the week, where they will honour thousands of migrants who have died trying to reach Europe.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 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

The pope is expected to lay a floral tribute at the port in memory of those who died trying to reach the Canary Islands.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 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