Las Palmas

American  

[lahs pahl-mahs] / lɑs ˈpɑl mɑs /

noun

1. a seaport on NE Gran Canaria, in the central Canary Islands.

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Las Palmas British  

/ las ˈpalmas /

noun

1. a port in the central Canary Islands, on NE Grand Canary: a major fuelling port on the main shipping route between Europe and South America. Pop: 377 600 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

Interestingly, Grant never actually owned the Las Palmas property, yet he still managed to influence everything from its design to its name, thereby cementing his ties to the home for good.

From MarketWatch

Set on nearly 4 acres in the coveted Old Las Palmas neighborhood, the property is surrounded by some 200 towering palm trees, and spans more than 15,000 square feet across four residential structures, making it “one of the largest residential lots ever offered in Palm Springs” according to the listing.

From MarketWatch

Carswell adds that Old Las Palmas itself played a central role in Palm Springs’ rise as a desert haven.

From MarketWatch

“Las Palmas was an enclave for affluent East Coast industrialists and Hollywood elite, who built grand desert estates with the era’s top architects and designers,” he says.

From MarketWatch

Near a migrant reception centre in Las Palmas, a major city in the Canary Islands, Ousmane Ly, a recently arrived 25-year-old Senegalese man, gazed at the beach.

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