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Canary Islands en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kəˈnɛəɹi ˌaɪləndz/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Partial calque of Spanish Islas Canarias, itself likely a partial calque, with the plural of isla (“island”), of Latin Canāriae Īnsulae (literally “Islands of the Dogs”), from the feminine plural of canārius (“of or pertaining to dogs”) + the plural of īnsula f (“island”). Perhaps so named because monk seals or sea dogs were abundant, a name that was evidently generalized from the ancient name of one of these islands, Canaria – presumably Gran Canaria. According to the historian Pliny the Elder, the island Canaria contained “vast multitudes of dogs of very large size”. The connection to dogs is retained in the autonomous community’s coat of arms, which is also included in its flag. The canary was named after the islands, not vice versa.
Meanings
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(form-of, plural) plural of Canary Island (“an island of the Canary Islands”)
wikipedia: Pliny the Elder
Canary Islands en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /kəˈnɛəɹi ˌaɪləndz/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Partial calque of Spanish Islas Canarias, itself likely a partial calque, with the plural of isla (“island”), of Latin Canāriae Īnsulae (literally “Islands of the Dogs”), from the feminine plural of canārius (“of or pertaining to dogs”) + the plural of īnsula f (“island”). Perhaps so named because monk seals or sea dogs were abundant, a name that was evidently generalized from the ancient name of one of these islands, Canaria – presumably Gran Canaria. According to the historian Pliny the Elder, the island Canaria contained “vast multitudes of dogs of very large size”. The connection to dogs is retained in the autonomous community’s coat of arms, which is also included in its flag. The canary was named after the islands, not vice versa.
Meanings
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(plural, plural-only) An archipelago and autonomous community of Spain, off the coast of northwestern Africa, near Morocco.
Forms
Deriveds
Canary broom · Canary Islander
Hypernyms
Macaronesia
Meronyms
La Gomera (islands of the Canary Islands) · Tenerife (islands of the Canary Islands) · Lobos Island (islands of the Canary Islands) · Alegranza (islands of the Canary Islands) · Roque del Oeste (islands of the Canary Islands) · Chinijo Archipelago (islands of the Canary Islands) · Gran Canaria (islands of the Canary Islands) · Lanzarote (islands of the Canary Islands) · La Palma (islands of the Canary Islands) · Roque del Este (islands of the Canary Islands) · Fuerteventura (islands of the Canary Islands) · Montaña Clara (islands of the Canary Islands) · Graciosa (islands of the Canary Islands) · El Hierro (islands of the Canary Islands)
Synonyms
Canaries
Translations (70)
pl Wyspy Kanaryjskie (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · nrf Îles Canâries (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · hu Kanári-szigetek (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · de Kanarische Inseln (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · co Isuli Canarii (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · sco Canary Islands (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · ar جُزُر اَلْكَنَارِي (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · vec Ìxołe Canarie (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · acw جُزُر الكَناري (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · sh Kanarski Otoci (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · nrf Canâries (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · la Canāriae (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · fr Canaries (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · es Canarias (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · cy Ynysoedd Dedwydd (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · ko 카나리아 제도 (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · sc Isulas Canarias (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · ar جُزُر اَلْكَنَارِيَّة (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · la Fortūnātae Īnsulae (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · sco Canaries (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · he האיים הקנריים (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · el Κανάριοι Νήσοι (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · de Glückliche Inseln hinter dem Winde (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · bar Kanarische Insln (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · fy Kanaryske Eilannen (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · oc Illas Canàrias (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · ang Fortunatus (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · ka კანარის კუნძულები (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · nn Kanariøyane (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · hy Կանարյան կղզիներ (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · co Isuli Canari (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · ca Illes Canàries (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · ja カナリア諸島 (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · la Canāriae Īnsulae (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · et Kanaari saared (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · gl Illas Canarias (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · ar الجُزُرُ الخَالِدَات (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · bar Kanarn (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · fo Kanarisku oyggjarnar (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · fi Kanariansaaret (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · ro Insulele Canare (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · ast Islles Canaries (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · sw Visiwa vya Kanari (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · mt il-Gżejjer Kanariċi (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · fr îles Canaries (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · is Kanaríeyjar (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · de Kanaren (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · scn Ìsuli Canari (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · eo Kanarioj (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · el Κανάρια Νησιά (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · pt Canárias (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · es Islas Canarias (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · eu Kanaria uharteak (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · da De kanariske Øer (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · ru Кана́рские острова́ (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · nb Kanariøyene (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · it Isole Canarie (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · ru Кана́ры (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · mk Канарски Острови (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · sh Kanari (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · pt Ilhas Canárias (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · vo Kanariyuäns (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · scn Ìsuli Canarii (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · pl Kanary (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · gl Canarias (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · sv Kanarieöarna (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · cmn 加那利群島 /加那利群岛 (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · nl Canarische Eilanden (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · eu Kanariak (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) · ga Oileáin Chanáracha (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa)
wikipedia: Pliny the Elder