Islas Canarias
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Likely a partial calque of Latin Canāriae Īnsulae (literally “Islands of the Dogs”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌislas kaˈnaɾjas/ [ˌis.las kaˈna.ɾjas]
Audio (Spain): (file) - Syllabification: Is‧las Ca‧na‧rias
Proper noun
[edit]Islas Canarias f pl (plural only)
- Canary Islands (an archipelago and autonomous community of Spain, off the coast of northwestern Africa, near Morocco)
- Synonym: Canarias
Further reading
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Islas Canarias on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
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