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Canaries

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Noun

1. canaries, canary islands

a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces

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Canaries

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plural noun
a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the NW coast of Africa, forming an Autonomous Community of Spain. Capital: Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Pop: 1 944 700 (2003 est)

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Canaries

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group of islands in the Atlantic, off NW Africa, forming a region of Spain: 2,808 sq mi (7,273 sq km); pop. 1,494,000
: Sp. name ˈIslas Caˈnarias (ˈizlɑskɑˈnɑʀiɑs; ēzˈläskänäˈrēäs)

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Canaries

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n. pl. ca·nar·ies
1. A small finch (Serinus canaria) native to the Canary Islands that is greenish to yellow and has long been bred as a cage bird.
2. Slang
a. A woman singer.
b. An informer; a stool pigeon.
3. A sweet white wine from the Canary Islands, similar to Madeira.
4. A light to moderate or vivid yellow.

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