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词汇 Canary Islands
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Definition of Canary Islands in English:

Canary Islands

(also the Canaries)
proper noun
  • A group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean, off the north-western coast of Africa, forming an autonomous region of Spain; capital, Las Palmas; population 2,098,593 (2009). The group includes the islands of Tenerife, Gomera, La Palma, Hierro, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, and Lanzarote.

    加那利群岛(大西洋群岛,位于非洲西北海岸,西班牙自治区,首府拉斯帕尔马斯,2009年人口2, 098,593,包括特内里费、戈梅拉、拉帕尔马、耶罗、大加那利、富埃特文图拉及兰萨罗特等岛屿)

Origin

From French Canarie, via Spanish from Latin Canaria (insula) '(island) of dogs', from canis 'dog', one of the islands being noted in Roman times for large dogs.

Definition of Canary Islands in US English:

Canary Islands

(also the Canaries)
proper nounkəˈnɛri ˌaɪləndzkəˈnerē ˌīləndz
  • A group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean, off the northwestern coast of Africa, forming an autonomous region of Spain; capital, Las Palmas; population 2,098,593 (2009). The group includes the islands of Tenerife, Gomera, La Palma, Hierro, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, and Lanzarote.

    加那利群岛(大西洋群岛,位于非洲西北海岸,西班牙自治区,首府拉斯帕尔马斯,2009年人口2, 098,593,包括特内里费、戈梅拉、拉帕尔马、耶罗、大加那利、富埃特文图拉及兰萨罗特等岛屿)

Origin

From French Canarie, via Spanish from Latin Canaria (insula) ‘(island) of dogs’, from canis ‘dog’, one of the islands being noted in Roman times for large dogs.

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