Canary Islands

Also used as

Canary Islands is also the plural of Canary Island.

Canary Islands meaning in Arabic

Synonyms of Canary Islands

• Canaries

Forms of Canary Islands

Origin of Canary Islands

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.

Words formed from Canary Islands

• Canary broom
• Canary Islander

Questions about Canary Islands

What does Canary Islands mean?

Canary Islands means an archipelago and autonomous community of Spain, off the coast of northwestern Africa, near Morocco.

What is Canary Islands in Arabic?

Canary Islands in Arabic is الجُزُرُ الخَالِدَات (al-juzuru l-ḵālidāt), جُزُر اَلْكَنَارِيَّة (juzur al-kanāriyya), جُزُر اَلْكَنَارِي (juzur al-kanārī). See Canary Islands meaning in Arabic.

What part of speech is Canary Islands?

Canary Islands is a proper noun.

How do you pronounce Canary Islands?

Canary Islands is pronounced /kəˈnɛəɹi ˌaɪləndz/.