Gran Canaria

American  

[grahn kah-nah-ryah] / ˈgrɑn kɑˈnɑ ryɑ /

Also Grand Canary

noun

1. one of the Canary Islands, in the central part. 650 sq. mi. (1,685 sq. km). Las Palmas.

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Gran Canaria British  

/ ɡraŋ kaˈnarja /

noun

1. the Spanish name for Grand Canary

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Example Sentences

This remarkable continuity has been revealed by the first genetic analysis of archaeological lentils, conducted by researchers at Linköping University and the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in Spain.

From Science Daily

More than a thousand years ago, the Indigenous inhabitants of Gran Canaria used long-term storage methods to safeguard their harvests.

From Science Daily

"We also see in our study that different types of lentils are grown on different islands -- even islands where it was previously thought that lentils were never cultivated. It's important to preserve lentils from different islands, because genetic diversity can prove valuable for the future of agriculture," says Jonathan Santana, researcher at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

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"Our results indicate that the lentils from Lanzarote have contributed not only their name but also their genes to Spanish lentils. With the climate change that is now taking place, Canarian lentils, adapted to growing in dry and warm conditions, may be of great interest for future plant breeding," says Jacob Morales, associate professor at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

From Science Daily

Using advanced DNA sequencing tools, researchers compared two closely related species: Dysdera catalonica, which inhabits parts of Catalonia and southern France, and D. tilosensis, native to the island of Gran Canaria.

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