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Canarias

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See also: canarias and canárias

Galician

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Proper noun

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Canarias f pl (plural only)

  1. synonym of Illas Canarias: Canary Islands (an archipelago and autonomous community of Spain, off the coast of northwestern Africa, near Morocco)

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin (īnsula) canāria (Canary Islands, literally island of the dogs), from canārius (of dogs).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈnaɾjas/ [kaˈna.ɾjas]
  • Rhymes: -aɾjas
  • Syllabification: Ca‧na‧rias

Proper noun

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Canarias f pl (plural only)

  1. Canaries, Canary Islands (an archipelago and autonomous community of Spain, off the coast of northwestern Africa, near Morocco)
    Synonym: Islas Canarias
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Further reading

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