Canaries (redirected from CANARIE)

ca·nar·y  (k-nâr)

n. pl. ca·nar·ies

1. A small finch (Serinus canaria) native to the Canary Islands that is greenish to yellow and has long been bred as a cage bird.

2. Slang

a. A woman singer.

b. An informer; a stool pigeon.

3. A sweet white wine from the Canary Islands, similar to Madeira.

4. A light to moderate or vivid yellow.

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[French canari, from Spanish canario, of the Canary Islands, from (Islas) Canarias, Canary (Islands), from Late Latin Canriae (nsulae), (islands) of dogs, from Latin canrius, pertaining to dogs, canine, from canis, dog; see kwon- in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Canaries - a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces Canary Islands Espana, Kingdom of Spain, Spain - a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power Tenerife - a Spanish island in the Atlantic off the northwestern coast of Africa; the largest of the Canary Islands

Translations

Canaries [kəˈnɛərɪz] NPL the Canaries → las Canarias

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Canaries [kəˈnɛərɪz] npl the Canaries → le Canarie

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Canaries → طيور الكناري Kanárské ostrovy De Kanariske Øer Kanaren Κανάριοι Νήσοι Canarias Kanariansaaret Canaries Kanarsko otočje isole Canarie カナリア諸島 카나리아 제도 Canarische Eilanden Kanariøyene Wyspy Kanaryjskie Ilhas Canárias Канарские острова Kanarieöarna หมู่เกาะแคนารี่ Kanarya Adaları quần đảo Canary 加那利群岛