Gran Canaria

American  

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

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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Gran Canaria

"We couldn't find local people who wanted to work with us," said Diana del Molino Rodriguez at the Domingo Alonso Group workshop in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

Amparo Urzainqui, a 66-year-old volunteer with the Catholic charity Caritas in Gran Canaria who assists migrants, said "they need to feel welcomed in our communities."

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

Oceanwide Expeditions meanwhile said its plan was for the ship to sail north "to the Canary Islands, either Gran Canaria or Tenerife, which will take three days of sailing".

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

"Where's the Ibiza one? Gran Canaria?" one Instagram-user joked.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026

The admiral left Pinzon at Gran Canaria to endeavour to procure another vessel instead of that which was disabled, and went himself with the Nina on the same errand to Gomera.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 03 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert