Canarias

See also: canarias and canárias

Galician

Proper noun

Canarias f pl

Synonym of Illas Canarias

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Canarias f pl

Canaries, Canary Islands (an autonomous community and archipelago in Spain)
Synonym: Islas Canarias

Related terms

canario

Further reading

Canarias on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

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